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I must tell you, to get started today must be very difficult 'cause whatever it takes today is very tough. They have to invest a million dollars in a video just to see if you have a hit record.

~Bobby Vinton

Topics: Cause Difficult Dollars Get Hit Hit Record Invest Just Million Million Dollars Must Record See Started Takes Tell Today Tough Very Video Whatever You

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To me, there was nothing greater than to play for an audience and to entertain people and that has stayed with me all these years.

~Bobby Vinton

Topics: Audience Entertain Entertain People Greater Me Nothing People Play Stayed Than Years

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Sammy Davis, I backed him up. I used to study him every night. I saw how great performers worked and was able to incorporate a little bit from the best.

~Bobby Vinton

Topics: Able Backed Best Bit Davis Every Every Night Great Him How Incorporate Little Little Bit Night Performers Saw Study Up Used Worked

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I was smart, to tell you the truth. I'm not really bright, but I'm not stupid.

~Bobby Vinton

Topics: Bright Really Smart Stupid Tell Truth You

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Unfortunately, a lot of people are stupid. They take drugs. They get drunk and do all the wrong things in life. I just played it straight.

~Bobby Vinton

Topics: Drunk Get Just Life Lot People Played Straight Stupid Take Things Unfortunately Wrong Wrong Things

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I remember Mick Jagger asking me 'hey, how do you guys feel about us coming over here and taking all the play from you guys?' I said 'Well, in a way, you have eliminated all my competition.

~Bobby Vinton

Topics: About Asking Coming Competition Eliminated Feel Guys Here Hey How Jagger Me Mick Jagger Over Play Remember Said Taking Us Way Well You You Guys I Remember

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I would sell 2 million records, a million went to teenagers and a million went to the adults. So, when The Beatles became so popular, I lost a million to the teenagers, but I was still selling a million to the adults.

~Bobby Vinton

Topics: Adult Beatles Became Lost Million Popular Records Sell Selling Still Teenagers Would

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They said hey look, The Beatles deserve to be number one, not Bobby Vinton. We're gonna cut your tires. Change that listing. They were dedicated at the time.

~Bobby Vinton

Topics: Beatles Bobby Change Cut Dedicated Deserve Gonna Hey Look Number Said Time Tires Were Your

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Times were changing. Clothes were changing. Morals were changing. We went from romantic loves songs like I used to do to rock 'n roll. Now that has changed to rap. So, there's always a new generation with new music.

~Bobby Vinton

Topics: Always Changed Changing Clothes Generation Like Loves Morals Music New New Generation New Music Now Rap Rock Rock N Roll Roll Romantic Songs Times Used Were

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All my songs were solo voices. Just me singing. In fact, that was the gimmick - no gimmick. Just singing straight with not too much background.

~Bobby Vinton

Topics: Background Fact Gimmick In Fact Just Me Much Singing Solo Songs Straight Too Too Much Voices Were

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: April 16th, 1935

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