I got my first blockbuster break for the movie 'Cocktail,' where I sang 'Second Hand Jawani.'
You don't put your only No. 1 single on the last cut of side two!
Ride It' did it for me. Not only did the Asian community love it, but the black community and the white community got to hear about it. The song became such a big hit for me and got me noticed by the CEOs of Cash Money in America.
My aunt, Rosie Gaines, sung with Prince - 'Diamonds and Pearls.' And at the time, I didn't realize how big of a song that was. I just thought, 'Oh, that's my auntie singing with Prince. That's cool.'
'I'll Tumble 4 Ya' has to be one of the most ridiculous hit singles that any international superstars have given the world.
With Fountains of Wayne, after 'Stacy's Mom' happened, we started making a little bit more money and getting a little bit more known.
I had a hit single on the radio for 30 days before I graduated from high school.
My favorite would be 'Love to Love You' because from zero, I went to Number One. I don't think it's the best song - the best one is probably between 'Flashdance' and 'Take My Breath Away.'
I would love to have a number one hit. The truth is if I don't get one, I'll be fine, but at the same time, the truth is that I'm dying for one, as well.
Influenced by Pete Seeger and the Weavers, McLean proudly wore the mantle of troubadour in the early 1970s, when 'American Pie' topped the Billboard charts, and has never shed the cape.
I think now the music is good. I tell people all the time who like to be in the music business you got to have a hit record.
Anybody that has followed closely what I've been doing can see from 'Home,' being as big a hit as it was, it kind of opened the door for me to try new things musically.
I thought we were gonna get "Smooth Operator." That song was big in the '90s.
When 'Main Rahoon' released, it became a hit with the youth.
