Will Hall
Will Hall
Will Hallis an American mental health advocate, counselor, writer, and teacher. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, he is a leader in the peer support movement and is an organizer within the psychiatric survivors movement. Hall advocates the recovery approach to mental illness and is recognized internationally as an innovator in the treatment and societal response to psychosis...
boys careers ideas
Like all soul singers, I grew up singing in church but sometimes I would leave early and sit in the car listening to gospel band, The Blind Boys of Alabama. Hearing their lead singer Clarence made me connect the idea of church and show business and see how I could make a career singing music that stirred the soul.
philadelphia black towns
I grew up in a very racially integrated place called Pottstown. It was an agricultural / industrial town which has since become a suburb of Philadelphia. I grew up basically in a black neighborhood.
fun mtv pioneers
I was a pioneer in MTV and I was there from the very beginning. So I saw how that developed and how loose it was and how much fun it was in its looseness. And I was influenced a lot by that.
artist years careers
The biggest honor of my career was when I won R&B Artist of the Year back in the 1970s. I look at that as a major honor.
thinking age golden
Every artistic form has its golden age, and unfortunately I think the golden age for whatever I do probably ended about 1990.
success-and-failure surprising
Success and failure are equally surprising.
two ephemeral depth
To me, there's two kinds of music these days. There's ephemeral music, and there's music that has lasting power and depth.
heart causes problem
Chronic Lyme causes arthritis, heart problems, stroke - even death.
house records way
The Daryls House thing has made me into a live musician even more than I ever was, and even in the way I record.
assistants rooms superstar
If you take a bunch of superstars and put them in a room where they don't have their assistants and entourage, it's funny to see what happens.
team eye college
My favorite NBA team are the houston rockets and favorite college team are the duke blue devils.
jobs two one-day
I had only two jobs my entire life Taco Bell for six months and Kroger's Food store for one day!
unexpected factors
Anything that is unexpected is the X-factor.
instinct kicks
Everything is instincts when returning kicks.