“I was a Hollywood musical fan as a kid, and I know how rare it is for someone who originates the Broadway role to get to then do it on screen.” KnowsKidsRolesKnow HowFansHollywoodMusicalScreensBroadway Author:John Lloyd Young
“When you look at sort of pop stardom now, some of these singers, it seems like the idea of them was created in a marketing meeting, and then they just found someone to sort of fulfill that role.” LooksIdeasSeemsFoundRolesMeetingsMarketingPopsSingersStardomFound Someone Author:John Lloyd Young
“I think you couldn't do this role or you couldn't be Frankie Valli himself unless you had a natural falsetto. And I had sort of discovered it by accident as a child or a young adult when you realize you have a special skill that you don't really have any use for you, and you just take it out at parties or to amuse your friends or to annoy your girlfriends.” ThinkingChildrenUseYoungRealizingNaturalPartyRolesSpecialSkillsAdultsYoung AdultAccidentsGirlfriendAnnoyingYour GirlfriendFalsetto Author:John Lloyd Young
“It was a surprise to me and a happy accident that it was such a skill [natural falsetto] - a latent skill and that there was a way to exploit it. And it was a key to playing great role Frankie Valli in such a huge show.” WayShowsNaturalRolesHugeKeysSkillsSurpriseAccidentsExploitsLatentHappy AccidentsFalsetto Author:John Lloyd Young