Ray Parker Jr., guitarist who played on the tour of the album ‘Talking Book’, recalls an episode in which the musician began in a hired drummer
Stevie Wondericon of R&B, Soul, Funk and various styles, has surpassed the fact that it has been blind from childhood to become one of the most influential musicians at all times. No wonder, he had his talent recognized in an absurdly early way and was hired by Motown When I was only 11 years old.
In the 1970s, Stevie reached the stratosphere in terms of quality in the compositions. Released anthological records like Music of My Mind (1972), Talking Book (1972), Innervision(1973) and Songs in the Key of Life (1976).
Like every musical genius, Stevie developed a rigorous work ethics. And not everyone can handle it well. Ray Parker Jr.guitarist who played on the tour of Talking Bookremembers an unusual episode that exemplifies the case.
According to him, in an interview with podcast R&B Money (via Far Out), a drummer – whose name was not mentioned – was fed up with Stevie at a certain moment and had a brilliant idea of proposing a fight. For the non -unequal conditions, the hired musician suggested being blindfolded.
Ray Parker Jr. Remember the story:
“When I entered the band, I remember that he argued with the drummer. In fact, Stevie at that time was healed, that is, he was muscular, doing push -ups and everything. The drummer was angry and said, ‘Dude, I’m tired of Stevie, sell me and I will fight him.’ This was just not a good idea.”
It was bad for the drummer
According to the guitarist, Stevie Wonder had an extremely determined auditory sense. The artist could see the drummer’s movement and dodge all the blows.
Ray Parker Jr. recalls that the blind duel, in fact, turned out to be a beating of Stevie on the drummer:
“You should have seen the guy, he’s still trying to find Stevie. Every time he did ‘bum’. It continued for a few minutes, and we played the towel and said to stop. Stevie was hitting him. I don’t punch the guy so fast, and we thought it wasn’t even a fight. beating. “
The guitarist finishes, leaving aside the skills of Stevie as a boxer and meet the genius of music:
“He doesn’t see. But I’ll tell you something: you wouldn’t know, because it’s amazing.”
The rumor about Stevie Wonder’s view
Stevie Wonder He had the perfect answer to one of the most bizarre rumors that have been circulating for years: the theory that he is not really blind. During a tour show Love, Light and Song In Cardiff, in Wales, the singer and songwriter decided to address the issue with good humor and sensitivity.
“I want to say something to you… I’ve been thinking, ‘When I want to tell you the world?’. You’ve heard these rumors that I see, right? But seriously: you know the truth. The truth is that, right after my birth, I was blind. And that was a blessing, because it allowed me to see the world with a truth.
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This is not the first time that Stevie Play with the situation. In an interview in Late Show with David Lettermanin 2015, he listed the advantages of being blind in a fun way: “You can pretend you didn’t see anything, even though you have seen it”He said, pulling laughter from the audience.
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Source: Rollingstone
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