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...
green bob matter
Everybody who I ever cared about has told me that they like my music: Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Al Green, The Spinners, Smokey Robinson. Everybody that matters.
black black-music
What I do isn't black music; it's just my music.
teenager mean waiting
I was just like a 21st century person waiting to be born, and this is the medium that I thrive in. And I feel stronger now than I did any time since I've been a teenager - I mean, musically, creatively.
hero singers influence
Smokey Robinson is one of my heroes as a singer and songwriter; a major influence on my own music from the very start.
way comfortable
I have to say I have never been comfortable with somebody else telling me what to do - in any way.
song trying singers
As a singer, I float around. I'm kind of scatty, bouncing around a lot. I try to adapt to what's going on around me in the song and the arrangement.
cousin circles wife
Yes, I travel in unusual circles. George Osborne and his wife Frances are my cousins.
song writing people
I definitely dislike pomposity and artifice. I hope that I'm not that. Once I write a song, it belongs to the world, and the way people perceive it, it's cool.
years england
I have an English family and I've lived in England for years.
records millions sells
Nobody's going to sell 10 million records by not working hard.
duos accused
Traditionally, duos get accused of lots of things.
thinking ifs
Americans think that if you're popular, there must be something wrong with you.
song feel-good want
Any song I don't feel good about, I shelve. Anything you ever hear me sing, it's because I want to.
college thinking
Being at college, I think that's the time when you really start searching for things outside yourself.