Mr. Big

Songwriter: Eric Martin Jim Vallance

Producer: Kevin Elson

I wanna know was it love or money
Come clean tell the truth about what you've done
Why did you give your love to another man?
Girl, I believed you were the one

I shoulda known Id be caught in the middle
No way out-no alibis
Ive tried my best but I don't understand
Whats so good about long goodbyes-ya

Never say never
Coz I still remember
How we thought that love never ends
Through good times and bad times
Its always a find line
Ill never say never again

So far so good
You showed me how love is misunderstood
Whatever it takes
Ive made some mistakes
But never again

Never say never
Coz now were together
Well keep holdin' on till the end
One look in your eyes and I knew Id decided
To never say never again-never again

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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