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Tempted to sing out loud

Student John Galloway filming all the aspects of the backstage experience. Photo by Frankie Sanchez.
Student John Galloway filming all the aspects of the backstage experience. Photo by Frankie Sanchez.

Students from WT involved in Maroon Productions, Eternal Flame, The Prairie, KWTS The One and the newest addition to the student media groups Buff Minds, a new media research group, were all there to cover the Temptation’s concert on Oct. 31.

Students received word that they would be able to meet and interview the band just days before the event. Opportunities like these don’t happen too often so the students put their heads together and came up with interview questions to cover all aspect of The Temptations long-lived career.

Anxious and excited the students made their way backstage and into the dressing room where they introduced themselves and began to prepare for the interview.

“I think was a great experience, I mean we were given a opportunity that most students don’t get,” Imelda Saavedra said after the interview. “We got to meet the Temptations I mean how cool is that?”

After the interview the students were given tickets to the concert and invited to the dinner with them at Acapulco’s where they were able to talk with some of the members.

Otis Williams getting ready for his interview. Photo by Frankie Sanchez.
Otis Williams getting ready for his interview. Photo by Frankie Sanchez.

Question and Answer with the Temptations.

Q: How do you keep your music popular with today’s generation?

A: “We are a very blessed group that have been able to sing any genre of music so we always try to take on things that people don’t expect the Temps to do,” Otis Williams, the founder of the Temptations, said. “We always try to flex and spread ourselves and keep our audience off balance.”

Q: Now you guys have been around from records to now and how have you adapted to all the changes in the music industry from records to iTunes?

A: Otis said the one thing that is constant in life is change and iTunes and computer generated business is where the music is going everybody is going on the internet and downloading and buying, that’s the new age and we have to recognize that. We change with the times.

Q: What was it like being inducted into the Hall of Fame and win a grammy?

A: Well to be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame is something that is meaningful because I’ve been there and I have saw the display they have of the temptations. You’re looking at something that will be there when we are no longer on this earth.

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