To me, there was nothing greater than to play for an audience and to entertain — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
To me, there is nothing better than me going into the studio with a live band and hearing — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
Now that has changed to rap. So, there’s always a new generation with new music. — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
They said hey look, the beatles deserve to be number one, not bobby vinton. — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
Session musicians kind of respected me because what I was talking about made sense. — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
Nobody really thought I was going to make it, because I was a musician. I really wasn’t a singer. — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
Most of those takes were one take. I made those records in three minutes. — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
It’s just different today. Nobody seems to last too long these days. I wouldn’t know how to get started today. — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
I would sell 2 million records, a million went to teenagers and a million went to the adults. — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
I was smart, to tell you the truth. I’m not really bright, but I’m not stupid. — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
I was a schooled musician. When I made ‘blue velvet’, I told everyone what to do. I was an arranger. — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
I saw an elvis presley movie jailhouse rock, where he gets out of jail and makes his own records and — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
I remember mick jagger asking me ‘hey, how do you guys feel about us coming — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
I played big band jazz music. I wasn’t into rock and roll. I was just there because it was a living. — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
They have to invest a million dollars in a video just to see if you have a hit record. — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
Today, you’re either very big or you’re playing stadiums or you’re not playing anymore. — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
When I owned the theater, I had the glen miller orchestra. I had 20 girls singing and dancing. — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
Everybody goes through a stage where you have it. And, all of a sudden, you don’t have it anymore. — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
As far as critics, I’m not a hip guy. I was never on drugs. Nobody ever felt sorry for me — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
All my songs were solo voices. Just me singing. In fact, that was the gimmick – no gimmick. — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
All around as a person, on right decisions, on holding your money, on doing your trade — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
I had been on tour with people like roy orbison. I knew bobby darin, sam cooke. So many great performers. — Stanley Robert Vinton Jr.
