Gary Wright
Gary Wright
Gary Malcolm Wrightis an American singer, songwriter and musician, best known for his 1976 hit songs "Dream Weaver" and "Love Is Alive", and for his role in helping establish the synthesizer as a leading instrument in rock and pop music. Wright's breakthrough album, The Dream Weaver, came after he had spent seven years in London as, alternately, a member of the British heavy rock band Spooky Tooth and a solo artist on A&M Records. While in England, he played keyboards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth26 April 1943
CityCresskill, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
It was disappointing. It was who we were and all of a sudden it disappeared. But it turned out good. Did I want to leave? No. But it was best for the league.
It's such a special place to begin with. It's a family atmosphere. All the employees are important and we're all there for one goal to help the football team.
It's not very often you get to beat Wright in a race like that.
After the first day, I come in and I am angry . I was in a foul mood. Somebody would say something and I'd bite their head off.
Sometimes when you make a record and it's not successful, you just don't want to go through that process for a while. You want to have your wounds heal.
Sandy was a natural with organization of all the media passes and setting up the players for appearances, it was a really good fit for us since we'd already worked together. And it was really fresh to us because it was a new city and team.
The city's really changed and they don't get that. They're living in the past and they're trying to drag us back with them. Voters said that already. They'll say that again this fall.
The idea to do the album only on keyboards kind of happened by accident. I was quite happy with the sound and felt it really didn't need more instruments, so I didn't use them.