Jerry Brookings
Jerry Brookings
favors hang high onto people played saw trying turned wherever
They were so high in the business, I saw a lot of people trying to hang onto them, to get favors from them, and it turned me off. So I just played wherever I could around town.
lead
He showed me how to lead a band, which was something I had always wanted to do.
performed
I actually had a little R&B group, and Tito performed with me once.
came military perform performance
Lou came down to perform there, part of his military tour.
black ghetto leave mind musician saw
When I saw them leave a black ghetto and become international superstars, in my mind there was no other way to go. That was it. I had to be a musician - that's how I got into music.
grow hollywood musician studying trying
I started studying some music, trying to grow as a musician in Hollywood.
invited jackson learn ran
I ran into Tito Jackson and told him I wanted to learn to play and he invited me to his house.
everybody great music
They were poor. Everybody was poor. They didn't even have professional instrumentation, but they were making great music - they were actually on a professional level.
asked few gig marines shot wondering
He asked me what in the world I was doing in the Marines and I told him I'd be out in a few years and was wondering if I could get another shot at a gig with him when I got out.
bass looking might
He told me Lou might be looking for a bass player.