Huey Lewis
Huey Lewis
Hugh Anthony Cregg III, known professionally as Huey Lewis, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth5 July 1950
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
heart rock roll songs streets york
New York was the inspiration for The Heart of Rock and Roll and Workin' for a Livin'. There are a lot of songs in the streets of New York.
best fun good hard jack knew laugh played remember smile though
It's hard to sometimes remember we're here to have a good time. Jack Lemmon was the best at that. I played with Lem and he'd have an 8 but he'd still smile and laugh with the fans. He had fun even though he never made the cut. He knew that's what he was here for.
imagine loved music talk
Talk about old school. He was a music lover. Imagine that. He actually loved the music. They don't make 'em like that anymore.
hits several
We had several hits in the States but probably only one big one in Europe. The crowds are smaller.
The choices for me now are completely creative. I know, when I'm going to make a record, it ain't going to sell.
lewis sold
Our first record, 'Huey Lewis And The News', was seen by no one - it sold 25 copies.
eve lewis originally release sued
Well, we were originally called Huey Lewis and the American Express. But on the eve of the release of our first record, our record label, Chrysalis Records was afraid that we'd be sued by American Express.
jam people pop
This is where people get it wrong. Some see us as a pop band, but we never have been just a pop band. Some see us as an '80s band. But if we started today, we'd be a jam band.
came rehearse songs
The idea was to write the songs as they came to us, rehearse them, play them on the road, then, when there were 12, take them into the studio.
running religious men
She was running from a fat man selling salvation in his hand.
religious climbing religion
Step by step, one by one, higher and higher. Step by step, rung by rung, climbing Jacob's ladder.
squares advice hips
Take it from me, its hip to be square.
thinking tables enough
I am deluded enough to think I can bring something to the table.
chicago shows
I was knocked out by the show, Chicago.