Little Richard was it for me, man. Later, it was Ray Charles and Bobby 'Blue' Bland, B.B. King. Bill Medley blandbluebobby Change image and share on social
Every time I go on stage, it's like a first date. I put on my best clothes, shave, and get as handsome as I can. Then I say the cutest things I know to say, and I become the very best Bill Medley I can be because I want to win my date over. My audience is the date that I want to impress every time. Bill Medley audiencebillclothe share on social
The Old Vegas is gone. It's not that it's necessarily better or worse; it's just totally different. Bill Medley badlynecessarilytotally Change image and share on social
It sounds odd, but I was a singer and started writing songs, and I didn't have anything in mind. Maybe it crossed my mind that it would be cool to have a hit record and a career, but that was so out of reach that I don't think I thought about it that much. Bill Medley careercoolcross share on social
For Bobby and I to sing R&B and sound black was probably the stupidest thing we could do. White radio stations wouldn't play us because they thought we were black. Black stations wouldn't play us because they thought we were white. Any time you break ground, you go against the grain. Bill Medley blackbobbybreak share on social
All my memories of being in Las Vegas with Bobby were great. Frank Sinatra brought us to the Sands Hotel in 1965. When we worked that lounge, it was a great lounge. I think it was bigger than the showroom. We were two 25-year-old dumb kids from Orange County in Las Vegas with The Rat Pack. Bill Medley bigbobbybring share on social
We were so busy that right before we recorded the follow-up single to 'Lovin' Feelin'' I had a nervous breakdown. I just folded. I had to stay in bed for a couple of months and rest. Bill Medley bedbreakdownbusy Change image and share on social
There's this Bruno Mars guy. I met him in Hawaii when was doing Elvis imitations at the age of about five or six years old. There's a lot of old school in him. He's got a depth that I just love. Bill Medley agebrunodepth Change image and share on social
I'm a Santa Ana boy from 1940 to all my life. And Santa Ana was different only in the fact that Orange County was just small. Hell, I used to ride my motorcycle through the orange groves, and now it's tracts of homes. Bill Medley anaboycounty share on social
When you have the biggest record in the country, everybody wants you; everybody needs you, and they need you now. Bill Medley bigcountryrecord Change image and share on social