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We weren't kids, and not too many odds were in our favor, ... We didn't look the part of a rock group by any stretch. We played the Copa, and Walter Winchell said it was a good show but that we looked like two bookies, a jockey and a basketball player!
Bob Gaudio -
The first thing people look at with Four Seasons records is the vocals. But for me, the drum fills and rhythms are as much a part of it as anything. They're the base on which the harmonies were built.
Bob Gaudio
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We liked the Beach Boys. There was kind of that friendly East Coast, West Coast thing between us. We were always fans. 'God Only Knows' is a brilliant record.
Bob Gaudio -
We came along at an interesting time, ... Short Shorts.
Bob Gaudio -
I'm a frustrated drummer. That's why our songs tended to be drum-heavy. But our harmonies were complex, too. You'll never hear 'Rag Doll' in a Holiday Inn lounge because it's just too hard to sing.
Bob Gaudio -
But we weren't a phenomenon like the Beatles or Elvis Presley or the Rolling Stones: We were only as good as our last hit. We lived on our music and couldn't slide on anything - and this show is that story.
Bob Gaudio -
What I wrote, joined with Frankie's voice, exuded passion.
Bob Gaudio -
Even people who loved our music really didn't know anything about us. We were never glamorous. We were never a phenomenon.
Bob Gaudio