I think one of the ways that these young singers got started is that they would end up in clubs. And a lot of them were mafia owned. And so there was almost an unspoken kind of mafia sponsorship, which… — John Lloyd Young Copy Share Image
I think you couldn't do this role or you couldn't be Frankie Valli himself unless you had a natural falsetto. And I had sort of discovered it by accident as a child or a young adult when you realize you… — John Lloyd Young Copy Share Image
When you look at sort of pop stardom now, some of these singers, it seems like the idea of them was created in a… — John Lloyd Young Copy Share Image
The thing early on that you think is 'wrong' with you, that makes you not fit in with everyone else, becomes the key to… — John Lloyd Young Copy Share Image
My mother died of cystic fibrosis before I knew her. I was two years old, and I don't remember her. I do remember, though,… — John Lloyd Young Copy Share Image
I did have a falsetto, but I only used it when I was joking around with friends or to annoy my girlfriends, or in… — John Lloyd Young Copy Share Image
During 'Jersey Boys,' I discovered one of the most rewarding ways to use your goodwill is to motivate fans and friends into lending support… — John Lloyd Young Copy Share Image
I approach the singing kind of like with dialect thoughts in my mind. I have to sound like this on certain things to give… — John Lloyd Young Copy Share Image
I think Frankie Valli did everything right. He kept singing. And you also have to remember, he was confined to a certain society, which… — John Lloyd Young Copy Share Image
I was a Hollywood musical fan as a kid, and I know how rare it is for someone who originates the Broadway role to… — John Lloyd Young Copy Share Image
My natural mother passed away from cystic fibrosis when I was a toddler, so I feel a great deal of empathy for people who… — John Lloyd Young Copy Share Image
It was a surprise to me and a happy accident that it was such a skill [natural falsetto] - a latent skill and that… — John Lloyd Young Copy Share Image
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