   "I did not know Warren
hardly at all. I had just seen him sing a few times live for David
Foster, and then my friend Claude Gaudette hired him to sing
our song "Just A Little Longer". To me it was just a moment of
talented people passing in the night, so to speak. But in the short time I knew him and
worked with him, I could feel the power of his soul and God given gift. This song is part
of a very tragic history. Certainly, I was so sad to hear about Warren's death as he was
such a lovely soul blessed with such a golden voice, like an angel. Unfortunately, the man
that the voice was inside was not so blessed and not capable of handling the pressure of
his lonely life. Even singing obviously couldn't save him from his demons or despair. Then
you have my good friend and co-writer of the song Claude Gaudette. He also died 3 years
ago at the age of 38 of a heart attack under mysterious circumstances. Everything he left
behind in his trail has also been an additional story of tragedy, pain, and woe. This
therefore leaves me in the middle with the song, alive and kicking and fighting every day
to bring as much goodness into the world as I can. That song and Warren's vocal
performance is just one small kernel of goodness we did together one day 7 or 8 years
ago." Alan Roy Scott
About
Alan Roy Scott...
Alan Roy Scott comes to his current role as creator and chief force behind Music Bridges
in all its past, present and future projects and activities from an extensive background
in the music industry, particularly as a songwriter and producer. He was a
staffwriter/producer for 11 years, first with Love/Zager Productions, an esteemed R&B
Production Company based in New York, and then followed by 5 years with Screen Gems-EMI
Music and then 5 years with the legendary Jobete Music (Motown) and its famous early
Motown songs catalogue. Particulary during his Jobete years, he had a chance to work with
some of the Motown greats such as Smokey Robinson, The Temptations and Stevie Wonder. Also
during his staff days he had a chance to work extensively on writing songs and music for
various films, TV shows, cartoons and learn about that end of the business. Among the many
diverse artists who have recorded his songs are: Celion Dion, Luther Vandross, Cyndi
Lauper, Gloria Estefan, Starship, Laura Brannigan, Puff Johnson, El Debarge, Roberta
Flack, The Allman Brothers, Tiffany, Sheena Easton, The Neville Brothers, Martika, Anne
Murray, Pat Benatar, Patti LaBelle, The Pointer Sisters, Rick Springfield, Johnny Mathis,
Patti Austin and The Oak Ridge Boys. |
