The Righteous Brothers started out in Orange County, California. It was about the whitest place in the country, but the black marines from the nearby base heard there were two guys singing rhythm and blues, so they came down to hear us. At the end of our songs they’d yell out, ‘That’s righteous, brother!’ and that’s how we got our name. Bill Medley Read Quote
I don’t know what I would do if it wasn’t music, ’cause I’m really a one trick pony. Bill Medley Read Quote
Opening for The Beatles in San Francisco at the Cow Palace was great. It was terrific fun to do. The tour itself, I must say, wasn’t a whole lot of fun, artistically. It was just more kind of interesting. Bill Medley Read Quote
The Righteous Brothers got so heavy because of the dramatic hit records like ‘Lovin’ Feelin.’ Bobby and I just felt like we were a couple of Orange County guys who were just having a great time singing rock n’ roll, and then, boy, it became something else. Bill Medley Read Quote
When ‘You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feeling’ hit, we were doing a show called ‘Shindig!’ and the Righteous Brothers suddenly became big business. Bill Medley Read Quote
George Klein says that Elvis had five real friends outside of his circle, and I was blessed to be one of them. I spent a lot of time with Elvis in Vegas and at Graceland. Bill Medley Read Quote
There’s this Bruno Mars guy. I met him in Hawaii when was doing Elvis imitations at the age of about five or six years old. There’s a lot of old school in him. He’s got a depth that I just love. Bill Medley Read Quote
First off, you can’t replace Bobby Hatfield. I was just blessed to be able to sing with maybe the greatest singer in the world as a first tenor. Bill Medley Read Quote
I had fans, and the industry and everybody saying, ‘Keep the Righteous Brothers going; keep the music alive,’ and I really didn’t want to do that. I had sung with a couple of guys who would supposedly be really good Bobby Hatfields, and I thought, ‘Oh geez, it’s really anti-climatic.’ Bill Medley Read Quote
