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Bobby Vinton

"I would sell 2 million records, a million went to teenagers and a million went to the adults. So, when The Beatles became so popular, I lost a million to the teenagers, but I was still selling a million to the adults."

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"I would sell 2 million records, a million went to teenagers and a million went to the adults. So, when The Beatles became so popular, I lost a million to the teenagers, but I was still selling a million to the adults."

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"I knew I was doing something right because it was selling so I didn't want to interfere with it."

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Bobby Vinton
"I had been on tour with people like Roy Orbison. I knew Bobby Darin, Sam Cooke. So many great performers."

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Bobby Vinton
"When I owned the theater, I had the Glen Miller Orchestra. I had 20 girls singing and dancing. I had a cast of characters. It was a big group production, as well as ushers, ticket takers."

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Bobby Vinton
"All around as a person, on right decisions, on holding your money, on doing your trade, a good education is a must. I don't think I would've done as good without an education."

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Bobby Vinton
"To me, there was nothing greater than to play for an audience and to entertain people and that has stayed with me all these years."

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Bobby Vinton
"The whole format of entertainment that I did seems to be fading away. The music business of today is completely different when you see the videos and the music."

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Bobby Vinton
"I was a schooled musician. When I made 'Blue Velvet', I told everyone what to do. I was an arranger. I learned music in school I told the band to play this. I told the guitar to do that."

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Bobby Vinton
"Session musicians kind of respected me because what I was talking about made sense. That all came from an education. Believe me, education does you more good. Maybe that's the reason I've been around so long."

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Bobby Vinton
"I played Big Band jazz music. I wasn't into rock and roll. I was just there because it was a living. I surprised everyone. I'm still surprising people."

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Bobby Vinton
"Times were changing. Clothes were changing. Morals were changing. We went from romantic loves songs like I used to do to rock 'n roll. Now that has changed to rap. So, there's always a new generation with new music."

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Bobby Vinton
"All my songs were solo voices. Just me singing. In fact, that was the gimmick - no gimmick. Just singing straight with not too much background."

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