Gerry Beckley
Gerry Beckley
Gerald Linford "Gerry" Beckleyis a founding member of the band America...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth12 September 1952
CityFort Worth, TX
CountryUnited States of America
genre heavy highest music peak people pick seventies
When people say, 'Your music was the music of the Seventies,' I say, 'So was discoteque.' The Seventies was also the highest peak of heavy metal. Pick a genre - they were all alive.
acts album american-musician beatles decade depending expected frame point seventies success three time year
The first year with the success that we had and let me point out that the time frame changes depending on which decade you look at it. In the seventies acts were kind of expected to do an album a year. If you look at the Beatles they were doing three a year.
american-musician amount bulk history incredible knowledge public seven
It is not that there wasn't an incredible amount of history made that was very public knowledge for those seven years which was the bulk of the hits.
mean years voice
Also in Norah Jones, now there's a voice that sounds and I don't mean disrespect but sounds a hundred years old that sounds incredibly experienced. It's just an exciting time.
night rewards fans
The reward is every night. The 90 minutes is such a payoff for us every night; it makes it all worth it to us. The fans who come to the shows know how much we enjoy this.
nice unique kicking
At the time, we thought it was a nice way to say something unique about the group to make us different from all the other bands kicking around in London.
ability feels my-own
I feel pretty confident in my own ability.
names people albums
I know acts and I'm not going to name names but these people sold ten million copies the first time and the second album sells three million and it's considered a failure and they're dropped and that's really a shame.
song heart writing
I think if you're writing from the heart, very often, the subject matter will adjust as you age... but you try to write the best song you can possibly write. For us, we have the same basic elements that make up the America sound.
years together stuff
If anyone asks me about the George Martin years I usually say I group all of that stuff together as the single greatest experience but I wasn't scared I was just really looking forward to it.
mean views trying
It's what everyone is after, I mean they want success and when they get it it's an incredible pressure but what you have to do is try to keep the big picture in view.
song rest-in-peace condolences
I am deeply saddened to hear the news of Dan's passing. He was a dear friend for many years. Dan & his music will live on in the great songs he shared with us all. My sincere condolences go out to Catherine and the entire Peek family. May he rest in peace...
pops proof decades
Every decade has its ABBA; that's the proof that pop will always be around.
writing people influence
The things I write are combinations of all of the people that have been influences to me.