A Quote by Bradley Walsh
The first real gig I went to was Randy Crawford in 1980. Seeing a big star like that was just fantastic.
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We played New Year's Eve in Los Angeles, maybe 1978, opening for Kansas or somebody. Driving to the hotel after the gig, we came on KLOS. It was like, 'All right! We're in L.A., we just played a big gig, and we're on the radio!' That was the start of something big.
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It's my first All-Star experience. It's pretty dope seeing all the super stars and all the big-time names.
To become a big movie star like Joan Crawford, you need to wear blinders and pay single-minded attention to your career. Nobody paid attention to me, including me.
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