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Ben E. King

"We were doing things with a hundred per cent feeling. It wasn't programmed. It wasn't asked for. It wasn't structured. It was just there. It was very raw. I don't think the industry would allow that to happen again."

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"We were doing things with a hundred per cent feeling. It wasn't programmed. It wasn't asked for. It wasn't structured. It was just there. It was very raw. I don't think the industry would allow that to happen again."

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"Most of the songs I sing have that blues feeling in it. They have that sorry feeling. And I don't know what I'm sorry about. I don't."

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"My feeling about fears is, if you voice your fears, they may come true. I'm superstitious enough to believe that."

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"I cannot help feeling I would have been happier with a husband and chidren of my own."

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"In the past, I have not been able to hear myself. I play with feeling so I need to hear what is coming out of the amplifier to inspire me; I don't just play mechanically."

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"Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly."

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"It's a marvelous feeling when someone says 'I want to do this song of yours' because they've connected to it. That's what I'm after."

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"I was as big as I have ever been. I had a personal trainer and was working out. I was feeling good. I was muscular. I had never weighed more than 155 pounds."

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"At that time, we were in charge. We didn't ask. We just did. We just did what was in our heart."
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