It's been a rollercoaster ride. There have been some great moments and some low points... like when I was leaving Stax. That's when I actually thought of getting out of the business. — William Bell Copy Share Image
There was some scene in The Blues Brothers movie, when they had the chicken wire across the front of the stage, and it was almost like that. They had a big guard rail around the stage, which kept the college… — William Bell Copy Share Image
Some of my other heroes around that time were, oddly enough, Frank Sinatra, Nat Cole and people like that - I was always more… — William Bell Copy Share Image
I wear a lot of different hats - from writer to producer and artist. We all do 5 or 6 jobs, everything from creating… — William Bell Copy Share Image
We worked over at that place The Plantation Inn with The Del Rios. It was really wild over there. — William Bell Copy Share Image
When I came out of service, the first couple of releases didn't really hit so I just took a little hiatus and sat down… — William Bell Copy Share Image
It's been a rollercoaster ride. There have been some great moments and some low points... like when I was leaving Stax. That's when I… — William Bell Copy Share Image
The first song that I wrote was when I was with The Del Rios. I was like 14 years old but I was always… — William Bell Copy Share Image
There was some scene in The Blues Brothers movie, when they had the chicken wire across the front of the stage, and it was… — William Bell Copy Share Image
I stayed with them for about a year up there and, at night, worked over in Long Island at a club called The High… — William Bell Copy Share Image
I felt a little uncomfortable because, when I went in to the military, I was the main male vocalist they had and when I… — William Bell Copy Share Image
When I came out of the military, I had a club in Memphis and I started using the The Bar Kays as my club… — William Bell Copy Share Image
Growing up in Memphis and listening to all kinds of music and dreaming... So that was one of the first times I wrote a… — William Bell Copy Share Image
