I originally passed on 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head' in 1969, so they gave it to B.J. Thomas.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When I was around nine years old, I was a fan of Shaun Cassidy's first album.
I don't know why, but rain comes into my head the minute I think of my childhood.
The Allman Brothers 1969 to 1971... were all about... jumping off the cliff... Just taking music and being adventurous with it.
I remember just lying in the grass, staring at the clouds, wondering where they drifted off to after they floated over Texas. I never would have imagined that one day I would follow one of those clouds and find myself in Hollywood.
My star was kind of fading towards the end of the '60s and suddenly I got this call from Fellini, who just appeared to kind of love me!
One day a whole damn song fell into place in my head.
I remember starting out and covering songs.
I was like Gene Kelly, it was called singing in the rain. No seriously, I wasn't really born with a singing voice, but my friends Joe and John taught me how to sing.
I remember the first vinyl I bought: 'Purple Rain,' my favorite Prince album, ever.
The first song I wrote was called 'Here I Go Falling In Love' I wrote it in the sixth grade.