We were thinking of an excuse to go into the studio - me and Allan Schwartzberg and Bob Mann, my two guys I've recorded with so much in New York City. We said, 'Man, let's make an album of Brazilian music just for ourselves, if nothing else.' So we made it.
More Quotes by B. J. Thomas
Elvis never had any compunctions about doing gospel music. At the height of his initial breakthrough he was putting out gospel records.
If you have the burning desire to do music, the live performance is one of the major parts.
Trying to raise my self-image caused me to do everything in excess and defeat my own purpose.
That's kind of one of the first cities where air conditioning kind of boomed was Houston. At one time, it was the most air-conditioned city in the United States.
When I do 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry,' I remember my dad. He was the one who asked me to sing it, so it's a song I'm doing for him every time I do it.
My Dad was just a working man. He was a good man and he loved music.