I do like what Alicia Keys and John Legend are doing. With their music, you keep your clothes on.

Many times I've gone on tours with Paul Anka. He would have someone sitting behind him to keep people from even talking to him. You were almost in a little restricted area there.

It never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are paid tremendous money to sing.

When I got involved with The Five Crowns who later became The Drifters, and we got this hit record, I still was looking at this as kind of a fun thing.

I never even visualized for a second doing what I'm doing.

I still perform it in all my shows. I'll do it as long as I'm breathing. I'm so proud it has stood the test of time.

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.