You're writing it is how you feel. And when you're finished you put your signature on it and you mail it off and that's it. And that's how "Stand By Me" was really. — Ben E. King Copy Share Image
He was a manager, one of the singers, I guess talent coordinator for the local talent in Harlem. His name was Lover Patterson. He… — Ben E. King Copy Share Image
Many times I've gone on tours with Paul Anka. He would have someone sitting behind him to keep people from even talking to him.… — Ben E. King Copy Share Image
I think that the song, the song "Stand By Me" is one of those songs that... and someone asked me, what was you thinking… — Ben E. King Copy Share Image
Of course, the kids who had never heard of a person called Ben E. King were then aware of the name associated with the… — Ben E. King Copy Share Image
I'm a songwriter. So I'm OK. But when I wrote "Stand By Me" as a song and to know that the song will probably… — Ben E. King Copy Share Image
And, because there was an honesty about all that was going on. It connected with the people in the street. — Ben E. King Copy Share Image
I would imagine after the first recording session with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and Atlantic Records I began to realize that this is… — Ben E. King Copy Share Image
I don't care what studio I'm in, I don't care what producers is producing it and I don't care what song it is because… — Ben E. King Copy Share Image
If the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall. Or the mountain should crumble to the sea. I won't cry, no I… — Ben E. King Copy Share Image
Yeah. I've been pretty fortunate to travel I guess, all around the place. — Ben E. King Copy Share Image
It never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are paid tremendous money to sing. — Ben E. King Copy Share Image
When we took on the name The Drifters, we became the new Drifters, and signed a contract to be put on salary, which I… — Ben E. King Copy Share Image
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.… — Ben E. King Copy Share Image
The movie is actually from a book by Stephen King called The Body. When they were gonna put it to a motion picture, they… — Ben E. King Copy Share Image
