Little Richard was it for me, man. Later, it was Ray Charles and Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland, B.B. King. Bill Medley Read Quote
That was the toughest thing I ever had to do: tell my son that his mum was gone. I was a bachelor living on the beach, but I had to pull it together very quick for my boy. Bill Medley Read Quote
There were moments that Bobby and I would come offstage after performing in front of 20,000 people and say, ‘Wow, how did that happen?’ It’s been a blessed life. Bill Medley Read Quote
Every so often, if I’m in a melancholy mood, I’ll sing ‘Desperado’ in my shows. I’ll sit alone at the piano and play it as a solo. The song feels like an old friend – except now it’s saying, ‘You were a desperado once, but you worked your way out of it.’ Bill Medley Read Quote
Passion: It’s what separates a singer from an entertainer. I hope I have passion for my music, my family, and my friends until they start shoveling dirt on my face. Bill Medley Read Quote
Every time I go on stage, it’s like a first date. I put on my best clothes, shave, and get as handsome as I can. Then I say the cutest things I know to say, and I become the very best Bill Medley I can be because I want to win my date over. My audience is the date that I want to impress every time. Bill Medley Read Quote
I think ‘Lovin’ Feelin’ was probably one of the most – probably in ’64 and ’65, one of the more dramatic love songs for these kids to grab hold of. I mean, they had been listening to, you know, kind of cute songs, and ‘Lovin’ Feelin’ was just a strong, powerful song. Bill Medley Read Quote
Man, we were so opposite. One guy sang high, the other low. One guy tall, one short. We were like a quartet without the two guys in the middle. If you were putting two guys together to make hit records, you wouldn’t have picked Bobby and me. Bill Medley Read Quote
I’m kind of a nervous guy. I know on television I look like I’m half asleep, but inside I’m going about 100 miles an hour. Bill Medley Read Quote
