Rocco paid me 35 bucks a week at Murray's Inn in South Jersey. People started asking Rocco to have me sing.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are paid tremendous money to sing.
I sang for my family. And I think probably the first time I sang and got paid for it, I was about 6 or 7.
The first job I ever had was singing in a jazz club when I was like 15 with my friend, and we earned like 70 bucks. We were like, 'Oh my God!'
I had a meal in Pizza Hut and the waitress told me I didn't need to pay. So I decided to be a bit cheeky and ask for more pizza and garlic bread.
At 17, I was working at Sprint in the Bronx so I could make money to fund my own music.
I probably had the most fun recording For Richer For Poorer in Nashville.
Someone pays me a hundred bucks every Tuesday to DJ. I don't think I'll ever give that up.
I haven't paid for anything since I became famous.
I didn't get paid for performances most of my life. If I did, I would be billionaire now, and I'm not.
I saw a bakery truck go by with the name 'Rocco' on it, and that's when I decided to become Alex Rocco.