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Honestly, I don't know if he ever left, there was a cot in the corner that was always made up, but we never got there before Lewis, and when we left, he'd still be fiddling with some part of the song.
And for the most part I'd agree with you. But I still think "Children on the Highway" is a fantastic song, Janice went all out on that one, and if you hear her solo without crying, you have no soul. Well, Lewis wrote that verse, and he coached her through every single note. Frankly, that's his work, not hers. He could have pulled any half decent baglady off the street and turned out something of the exact same quality. In fact, it would probably be better, what with her not being shot smack on cocaine. That is something that he showed me after "Back on Top" went diamond, that he could have done the exact same thing with any four bums who could pluck a chord or carry a tune. His musical ability was that deep, and I just thanked God that he didn't drop us like a rock and make music on his own. Lord knows that he could have done it, and done it like no one had ever done it before.
"Respect can be bought, but fame can't be earned." It's no wonder we never had a hit(Together, at least) after we left Interstate. He buried our careers faster than he built up those new kids. And what's worse, he didn't reveal a single thing about us. He never killed Janice's Gospel career by mentioning that she has snorted up half of Peru, or that even now, she could take four or five guys in at the same time. Nope, he never once mentioned just how much of a freak that girl was. He never ended Ray's rap career(Which he started and maintained, let's be honest, Ray's flow is wack, and we know he can't write that well to save his life) by revealing that he was gayer than San Fran and the West Village combined. And, to my eternal thanks, he never told anyone that every book I've published prior to this was ghostwritten. By him, no less. That's how I know that we weren't the only people he made, I figure there were dozens of us, people with little to no talent that he shoved into the spotlight with nothing but a lifeline back to him. He kept us afloat, kept us humble, and made us famous. He was the best thing that could have happened to me, without him, I would be dead, Ray and Janice would be turning tricks on the sidewalk, and no one would know what it was to be a 'Juner.' No doubt about it, Lewis Coltrane was the greatest producer to ever live. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
