Mr. Big

My soul was torn apart
Broken down and naked
Nothing that I tried would ever do
So I called a couple friends
But they can't seem to make it
No one that I need is coming through
And I feel it when you treat me like you do

So be kind as much as you can
And won’t you try, try to understand
Cause you don't know what we've been through
You’d want some kindness if it happened to you
So be kind
So be kind
So be kind

Sometimes you gotta work
And there's no time for playing
Endless are the things you gotta do
You give until it hurts
And everybody's taking
Seems unfair, and that's because it's true
But still it makes it better when you do

So be kind as much as you can
And won't you try, try to understand
Cause you don't know what we've been through
You’d want some kindness if it happened to you
So be kind whoever you are
And I don’t mind if you think you're a star
Just please don’t go cause you never know
What you'll find
That in the end you need a friend
So please won't you be kind
So be kind

All the changes are changing my mind
All the anger I'm leaving behind
Then I find...

So be kind as much as you can
And won’t you try, try to understand
Cause you don't know what we've been through
You'd want some kindness if it happened to you
So be kind whoever you are
And I don't mind if you think you're a star
Just please don't go cause you never know
What you'll find
That in the end you need a friend
So please won't you be kind
So be kind

Mr. Big is an American hard rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1988. The band was originally composed of Eric Martin (lead vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitar, backing vocals), Billy Sheehan (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Pat Torpey (drums, percussion, backing vocals). They are noted especially for their music, and have scored a number of hits. Their songs are often marked by strong vocals and vocal harmonies. Their hits include “To Be with You” (a number-one single in 15 countries in 1992) and “Just Take My Heart”. The band takes its name from a song by Free, which it covered on the 1993 album Bump Ahead.

Mr. Big remained active and popular for over a decade despite internal conflicts and changing music trends, releasing four studio Mr. Big (1989), Lean into It (1991), Bump Ahead (1993) and Hey Man (1996). Guitarist Paul Gilbert departed the band in 1999, and Richie Kotzen was brought as a guitarist and vocalist. The band released two more albums with this Get Over It (1999) and Actual Size (2001). Mr. Big broke up in 2002.

Following requests from fans, Mr. Big reunited with its original line-up in 2009. The band’s first post-reunion tour was in Japan. In 2010, Mr. Big released its first album in 15 years with the same What If…. During the recording of the follow-up album …The Stories We Could Tell (2014), Pat Torpey was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and participated only marginally as a drum producer and touring support. The band’s ninth album, Defying Gravity (2017), was its last record involving Torpey; he died the following year. Not wanting to continue without Torpey, the band intends to release a final studio album, conduct a farewell tour and disband.

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