Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
Luther Ronzoni Vandross, Jr.was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Throughout his career, Vandross was an in-demand background vocalist for several different artists including Judy Collins, Chaka Khan, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Janet Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Ben E. King, and Donna Summer. He later became the lead vocalist of the group Change, which released its certified gold debut album, The Glow of Love, in 1980 on Warner Bros. Records. After Vandross left the group, he was signed...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth20 April 1951
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
All through school, I was losing hundreds of pounds in school, so that's a journey - that's an old journey. I'm tired of that. I know that road.
See, I'm not the type of writer that has 400 songs in a suitcase someplace on the shelf. I'm sort of a rise-to-the-occasion-type of writer, so when I know I'm going to record, I get in the mood to write.
When I was larger, people said I was fat. Now that I've lost weight, they say I died.
How I'd love, love, love, to dance with my Father again...
The best things in life are free
I feel a sense of sadness and joy. Mostly sadness though about what I've experienced and sadness about what others have experienced in reference to the stroke.
Whenever I say goodbye its never for long because I believe in the power of love.
The best part is still ahead of me - I haven't experienced my 'good old days' yet.
One look in your eyes and there I see just what you mean to me. Here in my heart I believe your love is all I'll ever need
I'd like to be remembered as a premier singer of songs, not just a popular act of a given period.
Superman can fly high way up in the sky 'cause we believe he can. So what we choose to believe can always work out fine...It's all in the mind.
My father would lift me high. And dance with my mother and me and then. Spin me around til I fell asleep. Then up the stairs he would carry me and I knew for sure I was loved.