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.
Ben E. KingIt never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are paid tremendous money to sing.
Ben E. KingI think that the song, the song "Stand By Me" is one of those songs that... and someone asked me, what was you thinking about or what was you feeling about? It's something that, songwriters just write songs. It's like an artist that paints. They paint what they feel. It's not, it's not about how many of these painting I'll sell it's just how they feel at the moment. And that's how I wrote "Stand By Me".
Ben E. KingI still think my whole career was accidental. I didn't pursue it. I feel like I'm cheating sometimes.
Ben E. King