Brian McKnight

Released: July 12, 2011

Songwriter: Bill Conti Carol Connors Ayn Robbins

Producer: Brian McKnight

[Instrumental]

[Spoken]
You know that song?
That's right, the theme to Rocky
Anybody know the real name of that song?
"Gonna Fly Now"
You know what? I learned Rocky, so maybe I could figure out how to play some classical
So I heard this sonata that was really beautiful
I said, "It seems really easy, let me see if I can figure out how to play that one"
So by this time, I was probably 7, or 8 or 9 at the time
And I ventured out to play this song

Brian McKnight (born June 5, 1969) is an American R&B singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays eight instruments including piano, guitar, bass guitar, percussion, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet. He is one of the very few leggiero tenors in the pop genre. McKnight is perhaps most recognized for his strong falsetto and belting range. McKnight’s work has earned him 16 Grammy Awards nominations, though he has never won. Actually, he is currently tied with Snoop Dogg for the record of most Grammy nominations without a win.

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