It Doesn't Take Me Long To Write

I Still Think My Whole Career Was Accidental. I Didn't Pursue It. I Feel Like I'm Cheating Sometimes.

Of Course, The Kids Who Had Never Heard Of A Person Called Ben E. King Were Then Aware Of The Name Associated With The Song. That Gave A Tremendous Lift To Me As An Artist.

If You Just Concentrate On What You're Doing And Allow Yourself To Actually Enjoy And Let Your Feelings Come Out, Whatever The Tempos, Whatever The Rhythms, Whatever The Songs, 9 Out Of 10 Times It Will Work.

Most Black Singers Like To Slow The Word Down And, And Go Directly To Your Heart. They're Not Interested In Your Ears, We Just Want To Go Directly To Your Heart.

You're Writing It Is How You Feel. And When You're Finished You Put Your Signature On It And You Mail It Off And That's It. And That's How "stand By Me" Was Really.