The Questlove Show - Questlove Supreme Gives Frankie Beverly His Flowers

Episode Date: February 28, 2024

Frankie Beverly joins Questlove Supreme for a very special appearance. This rare in-studio conversation finds Team Supreme telling the Philadelphia native about his impact, significance, and ability to provoke joy through music as Frankie reflects on over 50 years of exceptional songs and showmanship.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This is, I know I've said we've done special episodes of Questlove Supreme before, but this is probably super special. It's the first time I'm using the word super in front of it. So as you know, we are here in Los Angeles, California, doing this in person and not on the Zoom. And the thing about where we're located is we're just kind of a stones throw away from the iconic Capitol Records building. When you think of that label and for your love with music, you think of Nat King Cole, the Beatles and Beach Boys and Duran Duran, People Bryson, Milk Boy, PetSaw Boys, Lou Rawls, Natalie. you know there's but for me in my childhood when I think of that that logo especially the classic orange and brown logo spinning on the turntable I think of our esteemed special guest today and I will say that throughout my childhood when we talk about you get past the barbecue you best

believe that that barbecue is going to be somewhat scored and soundtracked by our guest today you name the classics we should know them all their national anthems golden times of the day Southern girl joy pain happy feeling we have one back in stride silky soul and of course you know the morning after the morning after who yeah and and not to mention the national anthem of life is before I let go yeah right right right you know our guess is the definition of the barbecue despite the fact that I've never seen him wear anything but the color white and as a Philly native it is only right that we bring our brother on the show to celebrate his life and celebrate his career.

We have his family with us. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to Questlove Supreme, the one and only, the legendary Frankie Beverly, along with his cousin, Ms. Pugh, Ms. Pugh, and Will. Thank you. I don't even need my own clap. I was pretty good. Amir, can I just ask you, we in D.C. would appreciate a view to say Philadelphia and D.C.'s on today. Yes, okay. See, part of the running gag of the show is the fact that, you know, Lai often coach, which is where she's from today. You're from D.C. today? Yes, I have to rep.

Yes. Okay, well, I'm from Philadelphia today. Okay, we're battling there. But guess what? You're from Philadelphia, too. Okay. Anyway, we thank you so much for being on the show. Thank you. There's so much, like, I want to know, and I'm so overwhelmed right now because you are, a hero to all of us musically and whatnot and I don't know just thank you for being it how are you today I'm fine it's beautiful I'm glad to see you guys and it's just wonderful thank you thank you so much I guess what I would like to know is were you born in I'm claiming it as my hometown I was born in your hometown were you born in Philadelphia yes what part of Philadelphia are you from born in

North Philly okay Jill wins not me grew up a lot in Germantale. Okay. Yeah. North side of things. I'm from Westville. Yeah. Okay.

And I think gentrification now has me saying that I grew up in Walnut Lane, which they've recently called it. Yes, exactly. When gingerification comes through. Yeah. I was once in the hood. And then now of a sudden, University of Penn has taken over us. And now we are to call it Walnut Lane. But I live in 52nd in Osage.

And that's, okay. When I mentioned, like, North Philadelphia for you, what can you describe to me about it? Well, I grew up there. I grew up there near the Uptown Theater. Yes. Around that area. Were you often a witness of shows there, or did you watch a lot of shows at the U.Town? Oh, absolutely.

Used to go around there, watch all kinds of stuff. And then I got older and moved up. to Germantown and that's where I went to Wagner school. You went to Wagner? Yeah, okay. Germantown High. Okay, Blackthought and Frankie Beverly went to a German Town High. Yeah. Shout out to Spahn too. Yeah. Okay. Yeah, okay. So Rootsville Lady, you went to Germantown High School. You know, were you at all in your beginnings as a singer? Were you, more gospel based in like coming through the church or were you do-wop? Like what was your musical entry?

Both. I went to church a lot and sang. But once I got going in school, that's when the other stuff happened. Other things came in my life, you know. And I went to go up down in North Philly and then I moved back up to Germantown. later on in my life and went to uh wagner junior high and went to germantown high school how long did you stay in philadelphia before you well quite a while okay quite a while in my 20s so was raw soul formed in philadelphia or was that your first band or i'm trying to think that's a

That's a good question. The butlers. Well, the butlers was before that. Was that named after streets of Philadelphia? Were you- No? When you say butler to any Philadelphia, it's like, oh, God, check-flip.

No, it wasn't, I really don't know where it came from, but the name came. The butlers, okay. Yeah. I have to ask this question just for me. My father is also a do-wop singer from Philadelphia. And so that's how I knew, you know, of your music. He was in, my father's Lee Andrews of Lee Andrews in the hearts.

Is that right? Yeah, that's my dad. Oh, I was a big fan. Oh, thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. But, like, generally at the time, like, what was the musical environment of Philly? Because, you know, we often talk about the sound of Philadelphia.

And people mostly think about, like, Gamble and Huff and what they've done in the 70s, but not many people know that Philadelphia has an even real. richer tapestry of music, Duwop and, you know, would operate, like with everything before you. It's more than what most people think. Philadelphia was a big time music now. All sorts of things, you know. I got real tied into Frankie Lyman.

Was he your favorite singer? He was one of them during my young years. I was a real big fan of him. That why you went toward Frankie, the name Frankie? Because Frankie's not your first name. No. Yeah. Yeah.

My name is Stanley. I mean, I'm not, I didn't. My real first name is Stanley. Howard Stanley. Howard Stanley. Okay. So Frankie was from Frankie Lyman? Yes.

Okay. I did not know that. Absolutely. He started me going. What was it about, Frankie Lyman, that you loved? He could sing, man. Okay. He could sing.

He had a big impact on me going up. I was about to say he had a big impact on it, on all of us, because even when I was in first grade, so I went to a performing art school in Philadelphia. First day of school, and our homework assignment was bringing your favorite song or your favorite 45. and I brought in, why do fools fall in love? Mm-hmm. Because my parents had tricked me,

my, okay, my mom hates when I tell this story. My dad tricked me into thinking that doo-wop music was new music. So I was in, this is 1976. So everyone else is bringing in the Bee Gees and Stevie Wonder and whatnot. And I brought in why do fools fall in love? And they were like, oh, this was out

when I was a little kid. And you know, every adult was 100 years old to me, so I came home and then when my mom told me, yes, this came out in like 1958, and I thought that was like a thousand years ago. That's when I realized there's a timeline on music. So I had two loved Why the Fools Fall in Love and Yeah, I see that. Did you have brothers and sisters that were in music as well? Like did you grow up in a musical household? I mean, my mother and father, my brother sang, but not like I.

I did when I got in the groups really young and Raw Soul. Do you remember Raw Soul? Yes. Yeah. I've seen on YouTube right now, I mean, there's like, there's a concert of Raw Soul. Oh, really? Yeah, like 19, I believe like 75, 76 is live on,

it's some, I believe it's in the Bay area or whatever. Like it's just right before it's frankly, Beverly means there's raw soul. And like, for me, like the audience, the audience reaction was the most exciting part of watching that. As we're all soul, how are you guys able to get that exciting reaction from the crowd without having, I would assume, did they have singles in a record deal before you guys transferred the maze? We made little records before Mays came. Yeah. When Mays came along when I went to California. While I was in Philly it was I can't even remember the name. Ralsall? Was it Ross. Yeah it was Ralsall. Yeah but but it

Philly was my teacher. Okay. I had a lot of good people, a lot of good acts out of Philly, a lot of talented people out of Philly. So yeah it was a great place to be. I owe a lot of what I am today to that town. Yeah. Great, great town. Well, that town appreciates you. Yeah. I mean, I guess the story of how Mays came into my life.

So I never knew the story of like Marvin Gay, seeing you guys and discovering you guys until when I heard Silky Soul. Then I heard the backstory and whatnot about you paying tribute. to him, but could you talk about like how Marvin Gay's presence sort of changed the you guys' life? Oh man, you can imagine. I mean, he didn't meet him at that stage. And he was such a, like a big brother to me. He used to let us open shows coming up, you know.

What do you think that it was that he saw and you guys that made it special? we were a group okay we were a group was about five of us or something we were young guys but we could sing yeah and and he liked that actually did a christmas kind of thing okay christmas holiday yeah okay and he got involved and helped us do that and i was so young that you know but he was a good Good God, man. Marvin has really changed my life, got it going. Yeah. And my mother and then loved them.

That they did. It's Marvin. Marvin Gay. That's right. A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what you're saying. Yep, that's me.

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How would you describe the sound of maze? Because it's really hard to describe. I mean, yes, we could say soul music. But there's something about the texture of that that really speaks to black folks in a way that, you know, if we could figure out the formula, I'm certain that all of us would try to. copy it and apply it, but it's really hard to tell. Like, what is it about? That's interesting. I've never heard anybody, but I think you're absolutely right.

It's being from Philadelphia has a big thing with that. Philly had a lot of talent in the acts. Was there, was there any moment or any time period that you guys ever thought about or wanted to record at Philadelphia International, like with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, like to be a part of the Philadelphia international system at that time I was so young no okay I mean I wasn't old enough to be tripping on on that okay but then then I moved to California and that whole thing changed I got out there and I still didn't sign with him but I got close to him and he's always helped me

a little bit too. Yeah. Gamble? Yeah. He's always been a big help to me. What was it like watching the beginnings of his journey and this sort of slow rising of his sound? Like what was it like as family members watching this? Exciting. It was exciting because we saw the work that he put in. It was rewarding for him and for the family because we have a musical family. And of course, not to the extent that Frankie has made it, but saw the work that he did, the long nights, the endless nights, I should say, that he kept going, he kept going, and he knew what he wanted to do. He never wanted to do anything else but sing and play his music.

So that's what I saw. I saw somebody that was just determined. And that determination paid off. And he loved what he did. It was a passion there. Okay. The passion. He was passionate about his music.

He loved to write. And I asked him this many times, a long time ago. He loved to talk about love. love. Love is his go-to word. You're right. Yeah. You're right. You're right. You're absolutely right. And he loved to talk back then. He, with the, the uprise of all types of things going on with the world, he started to think about those things, too.

And he talked about how, like, oh, this is horrible. I'm going to go write a song about this. And so that's how he came to the We Are One. Okay. people coming together instead of being apart. So he absolutely started to feel about or start to feel how people were feeling about their own lives. And what about this? We should be as one. We should be helping these other people.

So that's what I saw. I saw him just work hard and think about what other people were going through and just thinking about the love. That's really who he is, the person of love. So would you say that songwriting was therapeutic for you? in terms of expressing yourself. Yes, absolutely. Yeah, because I'll say that love, like, oftentimes, I think people will tend to typecast soul music and R&B as somewhat, like, meaningless love music or whatever. But I don't know, I think coming from you, especially the way you sing, there's such a gentle...

Comforting almost. Right, yeah, and it's such a gentle... Normally, gentle singers are like a... like high, like falsetto, smoky stylistics. And so it's very rare to hear a baritone voice that's that gentle and that sort of thing. Well, that's nice, man, I appreciate it. Well, no, I'm reflecting to you what,

I'm only showing you what you are. But yeah, like in the 60s and 70s, when most lead black singers were, High falsetto, high voices, whatever. For you, was that ever an option, like, to figure out? Because sometimes, like, Ronald Isley will go between his high voice and his low voice. But for you, was there ever... No, I never thought of that.

Oh, okay. I was going to be the singer. All right. Yeah. The approachable everyday guy. Okay. I get that. And that's what he really was, approachable.

That's a good term. Approachable. I see that. Yeah. He was approachable. What was I thinking? Yeah, what are you thinking, honey? No, I was, you know what I was just thinking?

I was like, yeah, because I was thinking about awards, and I was thinking about these Grammys and all these awards. And I was like, to my recollection, you guys don't have a lot of those, but the acceptance of you in the community, and I've seen you speak about this before, far exceeds. So that everyday manism that you're talking about is worth so much more, it looks like than the untouchableness of it all. Right?

Yeah. We, that's very true, honey. It seems like our people really supported us, even from a young stage too. As much as we could, yes. Yeah. No, I've been to, I've had the privilege attending one of your shows. You came to my hometown at Raleigh, North Carolina. This was, this was some years back, and y'all played this amphitheater.

It was outside. And, I mean, you came out and it was full of people. and they sang every word. Like they sang every word. I was like, if Frankie wanna chill tonight, he ain't gotta say. We gonna sing phone. You know what I mean?

But I think, you know, speaking to what Laie was saying, just, you know, I just wanted to make sure that we communicate to you today, you know, you were just a staple in our household. You know what I'm saying? Like your music was like always there. And it was oftentimes too, it wasn't just your music was there, but your music was the soundtrack

to some of the best times of our lives. Like you always associate I always associated Frankie Beverly and Mays with good times. You know what I'm saying. And like what you were saying about him singing with love, we need love to live. That was like one of my favorite. So like I would always play that.

I even- A very long time ago, I sampled it. Yeah, I was like, wow. I sampled it and wrapped over it. It did not come out. I was 16. Yo, never mind. Yeah.

Shine, a golden time of the day. The shining part was the original music, the clones. Oh my God. if you can ever mash it. Wow. But we couldn't make the loop work instead of then we start all over again. But go ahead. Yeah, but no, no, it was just always a spirit that came through in your music and just really

spoke just to all of us and just made us all feel really good. And, you know, I've seen it just the magic of you performing and people, you know, it's like you're a family member. Yeah. That's what it is. That's what it is. That's so beautiful you guys. You guys are going to make me start crying up.

Oh, fun. This is called the Frankie Beverly Takes His Flowers today. That's what it is. You know, I'm curious about, because now we live in a time when bands are almost non-existent. I come from a band of 11 members that like, I mean, it's just you're, you're hard pressed to find any bands existing today. But can I ask you, like, at times, in your mind, is it easier for fronting a band or did you ever imagine a life in which you were just a solo artist by yourself without like

frankie beverly no always part of a of a band never thought of myself as a single actor ever never so at no point were you just like hey i'd like no oh it was very moved by frankie lyman and the team Okay, so you always wanted to be in a band context. Yeah. I see that. For you, do you have any memories of like how you write songs or how ideas come to you? Even today, I write songs that I want to sing about.

You know, it's, I want to say things that I think people want to hear about. Well, I have a question about one particular song, which is the national anthem. Because this is hitting me right now. No, it's the happiest breakup song ever. Yeah, I was going to say it. Literally, when he said that, when he said that, I was going through the, I said, wait a minute. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Like, even if you're seeing a sad song, it still makes us good, good.

What, happy feelings? What song are you talking about? No, before I like that, you better get on that act right. Yeah. Right. Right. You might as well think on that. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Now I'm afraid to ask, like, was that based on it, like, do you write from real life experience? experiences or I have friends that write, they'll express what their friends aren't able to express or is experiences, but... You know, that song I don't, I remember writing that, but I don't, I don't remember what motivated that. You forgot her on purpose. Yeah.

No, but then again, some of the, some of the biggest hits ever are just like afterthoughts, you know what I mean? Yeah, something, something happened. Maybe it was some... something I was in. It was some. It was. It was. Well, then, you know, because the thing is, is that that song is on the live album. And there's only two other studio cuts on there.

So oftentimes I'll ask X, like, when they stick an extra song or two on the greatest hits or the live album. And they always say, oh, it was just an afterthought. Like, we didn't put much deep thought into it. as we threw it on there and it became an anthem. Were you shocked at how that song was received and won't go away ever? I think I was shocked how that song took off. Okay.

That's a good point. I mean, I liked the song, but I was blown away about how the people liked it so much. Has there ever been a Frankie Beverly show, in which you don't perform that song, and is there... Right. How do you want to go home?

Look, Nirvana spent a whole year never playing smells like Teen Spirit. That is white people. That's a different crowd. These aunties and uncles, you don't do happy feelings. We got dressed up in all white. Do you want to hear before I let go? Period.

Is that a lie, right? No, that's true, honey. Yeah. Y'all are mentioning songs that people still want to hear. now. Right, but there's no songs like that you can skip. Like Amir said, you can't skip happy feelings at a show. You need to sing it. How did y'all decide on the name Mays for the band? That's a, that is a good question. Because I like Raw Soul too, but like, was it Larkin

Arnold or someone at Capitol that was just like, no getting your name? No, it was, it was the band members. Well, I can tell you that Marvin Gay didn't like raw soul. He did. He did. He did He did he love cross. He did he feel was, did it sound just ordinary to him or? Well, he just thought, and he just changed, you know, and they find a little better name for it. I just remember being a kid and, you know, my aunt, she would have your albums and it was always... You try to solve the... I actually would try to do the maze.

Yo, me too! I used to get the album cover and try to solve the maze, like, no! Yeah, it didn't get in trouble for writing on her album cover. Right, right. But it was worth it. A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what you're saying.

Yep, that's me, Cliver Taylor the 4th. You might have seen the skits, the reactions, my journey from basketball to college football, or my career in sports media. Well, somewhere along the way, this platform became bigger than I ever imagined. And now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand new podcast, The Clifford Show.

This is a place for raw, unfiltered conversations with some of your favorite athletes, creators, and voices that not only deserve to be heard, but celebrated. One week I'll take you behind the scenes of the biggest moments in sports and entertainment and the next we'll talk about life, mental health, purpose, and even music. The Clifford Show isn't just a podcast, it's a space for honest conversations, stories that don't always get told, and for people who are chasing something bigger.

So if you've ever supported me or you're just chasing down a dream, this is right where you need to be. Listen to the Clifford Show on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more behind the scenes, follow at Clifford. and at TikTok Podcast Network on TikTok. There's two golden rules that any man should live by. Rule one, never mess with a country girl.

You play stupid games, you get stupid prizes. And rule two, never mess with her friends either. We always say that trust your girlfriends. I'm Anna Sinnfield, and in this new season of the girlfriends... Oh my God, this is the same man. A group of women discover they've all dated the same proliferation. prolific con artist. I felt like I got hit by a truck.

I thought, how could this happen to me? The cops didn't seem to care. So they take matters into their own hands. I said, oh, hell no. I vowed. I will be his last target. He's going to get what he deserves. Listen to the girlfriends.

Trust me, babe. On the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Ego Wadam. My next guest, you know from Stepbrothers, Anchorman, Saturday Night Live and the Big Money Players Network. It's Will Ferrell. Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo.

My dad gave me the best advice ever. I went and had lunch with them one day, and I was like, and Dad, I think I want to really give this a shot. I don't know what that means, but I just know the groundlings. I'm working my way up through, and I know it's a place that come look for up and coming talent. He said, if it was based solely on talent, I wouldn't worry about you, which is really sweet. Yeah.

He goes, but there's so much luck involved. and he's like, just give it a shot. He goes, but if you ever reach a point where you're banging your head against the wall and it doesn't feel fun anymore, it's okay to quit. If you saw it written down, it would not be an inspiration. It would not be on a calendar of, you know, the cat. Just hang in there. Yeah, it would not be.

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Listen to Love Trapped podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Like, we have our favorites of yours as far as your songs are concerned. But what songs are your favorite in your catalog? Like what's near and dear to your heart? Oh, boy. Just about all of them I did. Okay. I mean, if I recording them, they meant something to me.

They got me inside. They're your kids. Yeah. So it's hard to pick a favorite one? One that you like more than the other, or? Oh, no. I don't like none of them more than all of them. Okay.

Yeah, I thought it was a, It's a blessing, man, you know? When you do, when you're a writer and you, that's a blessing that comes from a man above. Whether it be me or whoever, you know, like Stevie Wonder and people like, you know, they must be the same thing for them too. When you're a writer and you come with it

just one thing after another, that comes from the major place. From another source. It's just a vessel. Of all your albums, is there a favorite one of yours that you love more than, if I can't get you on song? No, I love them all. Okay, I'm going to remix this question. All right, this is my question.

If there was a way for you not to have to sing one of these songs that you're always singing at every single show, which song would you be like, oh, I'm so happy I don't have to sing that tonight. I love it, but I'm tired. I'm tired. I'm tired. Whoa, wait a minute now. Yeah, don't throw it off the back. Yeah, right, right.

I mean, because these are songs you've been singing for a long time. Yeah. And I'm just like, you never get tired of just, come on before I let you go. I'm tired. They'll sing it for him. That's true, too. That's right. He does not have to sing.

That's true. I've seen it. It was a show, you came to, you came to Raleigh, and Mint Condition was opening. And so making this, oh, it was a great show. And, you know, you were doing your songs and everybody, I mean, like, literally, like, the whole empathy. Is it one word? Yeah. And that was it.

And that's it. He could have put the mic down. He could have danced. He could have did the stuff. He could have ate chicken. He could do whatever. It was over. Another thing that I was curious to know, if you're going to add on this as well, you know, the thing that's so amazing to me about your legacy is that you've been able to

tour. Like people, a lot of times with black artists, we have to, okay, if you're going to go on tour, you got to have a new album out, or what new you got, what got, there's always this kind of pressure to feed the machine in order to be able to tour whatever. And you are always an example. I'm like, look, Frankie Beverly ain't put out a new record in however many years, but people show up for him every time. You know what I'm saying? Every time. You know what do you attribute to that longevity. God. That is. I wish I was that smart. But no, it's it just is what it is and that's what I do, you know. I have a question. What part of the United States do you feel is like your biggest fan base? Yes, I mean, I figured New Orleans because that's where you made the

record. However, I've learned that, you know, Asville, North Carolina. also has a great audience and Oakland has a great audience so for you like what are what are you the favorite cities of yours that you've toured throughout the years most of them no no no this is why your success because you're you're diplomatic you could say DC is okay no I was gonna that's one of okay I think you know you know All of the major cities, all of them. I mean, I can't.

Chicago, I get it. Atlanta. Where we are, where we are and where we have passion. I'm telling you, it's amazing to me. I'm blown away by it, too. I don't know what. Excuse me. What is the white thing?

What is the? Why are you still my question? It's a trademark. What is the inspiration behind wearing so much white? Yeah, when the, become a thing. Oh, I didn't, I don't think, I've been chipped on that. I think I was told to do that to, none of the people who was making my clothes saw it any different than that, you know, they all suggested the same thing I was wearing all the time. Yeah, so somehow they thought I need to

stay in that groove that I was always in. And if you saw some of them, his earlier outfits in his earlier years he would wear red all red really all black yeah that's right and then he just stuck with the all white but back in the day it was all red red hat red yes yeah yeah because back his trial video that was definitely not a white out that wasn't a white outfit time yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah i don't know too much else i've done nothing crazy you know it looks good on you Okay, you're right. I'm looking right now. I had to go on Soul Train to see you, and you're wearing all red right here.

But with the hat, though, right, Amir? Yes, yes. And the beard. I didn't know he's from Philly. And then, you know, your beard was like... The Philly beard. He had a feeling beard, so... He asked the question.

I think it was that was back in the early 80s, and he was actually in L.A. when he did this show. And on that show, he asked, having a conversation with the audience out there, and they said, I understand that you all think that I'm bald. Right. Because I wear a hat. Right. Right.

Right. But he says, I, he pulls off the hat and he says, I'm not bald, y'all. This is just a Philly thing. Philadelphia's wear hats. Right. So that was a good moment for him. Actually, wait. All right.

So this is a. Philadelphia question and you know I grew up with a lot of uncles my dad almost went through this phase and of course you know we knew the the sphinx family and all that stuff did you ever go through the urban cowboy phase you mean the stables over in the stables over in the west Philly are you talking about well you're talking about that kind of phase with all the kids were going well no no no just there was a period in like 76 77 in which the entire like all black men were just dressing up as cowboy. Tight jeans and a cowboy hat.

Yeah, like Teddy Benegrauss were wearing a gallon hat. He's getting good. That ain't it. I missed that one too. You ain't singing happy feelings in the cowboy hat. It was just Glenn Turner. No, my mother and my family would have been jumping off. Hell yeah.

From North Philly. Is there anything that you have yet to creatively achieve or embark on that you would like to do that you haven't done yet? I'm trying to figure out your other talents as well. I mean, besides singer, songwriter, producer. There's some stages we're going to go to. Okay. Yeah. There's some things.

Anytime I've seen you, it's been in the United States. what has, what is his worldwide? Yeah, he has. The same thing. Yeah, yeah, everywhere likes us just like here. He's toured of Europe. Okay. In London, Paris.

Yeah, Japan. Yeah, Japan. Have you ever been Africa, you know, if you've been Africa? Not Africa. Not yet. Yeah, we haven't done a bunch of Africa. I feel like South Africa would love y'all. Like, y'all would kill you.

That's a good point. Or the Cape Town, like, well, I think it says it was on. It used to be a jazz fest in Cape Town. And nah, y'all would, I think y'all would kill it. Hmm. Long overdue. Before you were up, I do have one question. I'm certain that you're tired of answering this question.

What was your feeling on Beyonce covering before I let go and the reception that the world gave it? I was blown away with it. And what he told me when they were approached, when we were approached about Beyonce, doing that. He respected her. And he had a good relationship with Jay-Z and Beyonce. And so that he thought it from what our discussion was, he thought that she would do it justice. And it would bring forth a whole new generation of people knowing his music. So she didn't play it for you first. They didn't ask you for like had the song right now. They didn't play it. No. Well, you know, that's that that song's a, that song's a

mighty mountain to climb, so, you know, and, you know, I will just say that, you know, you have provided us with such a timeless, beautiful soundtrack that, you know, we'll never go away, we'll be here forever. You know, you're the original feel-good music. And, you know, I want to thank you just for stopping by and saying a little to us. Oh, man. Thank you for all the years of music and times and everything. Yeah. All that joy and that love. We felt it. Yeah. I really do appreciate y'all. You know, you're going to make me cry.

You're going to make us cry. I was crying when you walked in the door. Ain't that all white? I was like, Lord. Right. It never stopped. Yeah. No, but thank you for coming on the show

and thank you for taking your flowers. And, you know, more flowers for Bill Sherman. Yes, that's all. Bill's there to make sure that everyone gets flowers. Frankie Beverly, ladies and gentlemen. And the best cousins in the world has to be able. Straight up.

Yes. Oh, thank you. All right. And on behalf of, you know, Fantigolo, Sugar Steve, unpaid Bill, this long, giant applause. Yeah.

Wow. And thank you guys so much for coming and visit us. And we'll see you on the next round of Quest Love Supreme. All right. Beautiful. Thank you.

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