The wheels that churn from behind the scenes must be as competitive in order to achieve success. Did the group disband after you all finished promoting that last RFTW record? RFTW: The group is still intact. The group still records collectively, as well as separately on projects. So, you all are back together and are working on a new RFTW release -- What can you divulge about it thus far? We're still talking SEX, and we love women. RFTW: The content of the material of the debut album and where we were in our lives at the time, discovering ourselves and the world, is culminated in today's tracks where we are now writing from experience and not necessarily something we could imagine.
How it compares with the other group albums? I don't think that it does. When the commercial pressure is extracted from the equation, as it was on our first record and as it is today, the creative juices can flow more freely. Let's take it back to your early beginnings How did it all begin for Ready for the World? RFTW: We became interested in music at a very early age. I, myself [Willie Triplett], was a part of my family band at age seven. Ready for The World began after members met through the local high school talent show circuit.
Of course, we competed against each other. Piecing the group together was fairly easy based on the talent level displayed during the talent contest. Once we assembled, we decided to record original material in hopes of getting it played on the local area stations. The Electrifying MoJo, a deejay out of Detroit, had been known to showcase local artist s.
When our song 'Tonight' hit the airwaves, the phones lit up. Mojo hooked us up with a couple of entertainment attorneys who paved the way from there. We started our own label, Bluelake Records, and released 'Tonight. Several major recording offers were on the table, and we settled with MCA records. You are natives of Flint, MI, correct? So, who or what influenced your sound? What prompted your decision to pursue music professionally? RFTW: We decided this as we would listen to the radio, and felt that we could compete with what we were hearing coming across the airwaves.
Tell me how all six members; singer Melvin Riley Jr. RFTW: We met in high school talent shows. Gordon and Melvin had their own band. John would make cameo appearances with my band, Greg performed as a solo artist, and Gerald played for Melvin and Gordon at times. John became acquainted with Melvin and Gordon, and brought them over for one of our practice sessions one day.
We decided to strike up as a band, and since Gerald already acted as Melvin and Gordon's drummer, I decided to move over to percussions and keyboards. We later recruited Greg, and went into the studio.
How did you all wind up signed to MCA Records? And, what ultimately caused the group to disband with Melvin going solo in '94? RFTW: The events leading to the initial recording contract were; recording and releasing our song 'Tonight,' on our independent label, and the success that it brought. The group, even after Melvin went solo, did not disband. We continued to record. Gerald and I [Willie Triplett] started our own label with two other business partners, and enjoyed some success with the release of the rap group, Top Authority.
Greg started a video production house, Gordon and John continued to record and produce during that period, but we never disbanded and would often times get together and record material.
Where did the moniker Ready for the World originally derive from? RFTW: We pulled the phrase from a song we recorded off the first album. The song was 'Ceramic Girl. We define our music to be reality driven. The feeling and mood at the time we are writing comes from things that we have either witnessed or experienced ourselves. It can make a woman feel sexy. It can make a man think about his woman in different ways.
It can make a teenager dream, and grown folk s reflect. As songwriters, when you sit down to pen your lyrics, where do you all draw your inspiration s from? Is most of the writing done individually or collectively?
RFTW: We will, for the most part, start a track individually, and then bring the idea to the rest of the band to collaborate. Oh Sheila also earned Gold status as a single and helped propel the group to Platinum status with 1. The second album released in entitled, Long Time Coming proved that the group was not fluke. It was their last hit, and peaked at number nine pop.
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