Zitat des Tages von Huey Lewis:
The choices for me now are completely creative. I know, when I'm going to make a record, it ain't going to sell.
When you get in the pocket, there is a place where the music begins to play itself. When you can find that spot, it's the best feeling in the world.
Our first record, 'Huey Lewis And The News', was seen by no one - it sold 25 copies.
I grew up in Marin County north of San Francisco, and in the 1950s and '60s it was a natural paradise.
I was knocked out by the show, Chicago.
I was in a vintage pub rock band called Clover in the 1970s.
In the '80s, the way radio was programmed, if you didn't have a hit record you weren't going to be able to make any more records. That was it, period.
In '87 - four years after 'Sports' was released - my family and I began vacationing in Montana. I soon bought my first piece of land in Ravalli County, in the western part of the state.
I am deluded enough to think I can bring something to the table.
I know my choices will be creative so long as I follow my heart.
Back in the day you wanted your albums to have a theme, and 'Sports' theme was really a collection of singles. It was really a record for its time.
I may be the most recognizable name in the cast, but I can guarantee that I am not the most talented.
After 'Sports' came out in the fall of 1983, everything changed for me. Four of the album's singles became top-10 hits, and by the end of June in 1984, the album was No. 1 on the Billboard chart. It was quite a ride, and for the first time I had enough money to live the way I wanted.
Today, it's very tempting to create songs by cutting and pasting in the studio.
We had several hits in the States but probably only one big one in Europe. The crowds are smaller.
I don't have a formal home recording studio, but I can record tracks on my computer upstairs in my office.
It's true, I do like cheering people up.
The choices I make - they have to be creative.
