Is there another God besides Phil Spector?
BRIAN: Yeah, there is another God that I can’t put into words. I call it feelings, or intuitions. I think of music as God too. Not only just Phil Spector, but music itself I think of as God too. CAROLE: Someone told me that Barry Manilow’s big hit song, “I am Music,” was written about you. BRIAN: Yeah. Bruce Johnson wrote that song about me, he told me he did. CAROLE: Those are some lyrics “I write the songs that make the whole world sing.” That’s really quite a tribute. How do you feel about it? BRIAN: I feel honored! Very honored! CAROLE: What do you think makes a good pop song? BRIAN: A good pop song needs a little energy, and it needs a creative push on the melody and, of course, a good vocal. CAROLE: It’s amazing how few groups harmonize anymore. BRIAN: I know, vocals are on the way out. I don’t think very many people are singing at all. CAROLE: It takes such a high degree of vocal and technical ability. It must be an incredibly hard thing to do … BRIAN: It is! CAROLE: I know th
