SPOTLIGHT
“It’s really difficult to imagine what it would have been like to have to go through this myself, with no help or support. I had tremendous support.”
Yet, when you do a CD such as Unforgettable or Still Unforgettable, you are duplicating it because
you have the beauty of voice with the wonderful arrangements. So, I don’t believe it is completely forgotten. Right. That’s true, that’s true.
Out of your numerous awards, is there one that sticks out most in your memories? Probably my very first! (laughter) I would say my very first and the one we got for
Unforgettable. When ”Unforgettable” was first recorded, everybody was thinking…you were all crazy. The critics dogged that record for a good 30 days at least. All of a sud- den, things just turned around. It took off and it became a song for the world. Initially, going into making that record, as well as the response from the critics, they thought it was morbid. They thought it was disrespectful. It was really interesting the kind of responses we initially got. Yet, God just said, “The joke is on you.” And things just turned around and the next thing we knew, we were competing with…I can’t remember the name of the group but they were number one and we were number two. Or we’d be number one and they’d be number two…I think it was Metallica (laughter). Disc jockeys around the world (and of course, then there were still wonderful record stores around the world) were flipping out because people were coming in to buy this record.
I always looked at it as a love letter to your dad. And, who better to do it? Absolutely, absolutely…that’s just what it was.
The title of your book is also a new song called “Love Brought Me Back.” Will you be releasing new work this year to go with that? We are going to release that song and we have a remix of it, which is really cool and
we’re going to release it in the spring. I’m working on a few things, and then in the fall, I’ll come out with a totally different record. But, I think “Love Brought Me Back” definitely needs to be heard.
The best of luck with everything. And have a great time performing in Costa Mesa. Thanks Bill! Bye.
VALENTINE’S DAY WITH NATALIE COLE Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall February 10 through 12 at 8:00 p.m. For tickets and more visit
pacificsymphony.org or call 714.755.5799
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