“Because all these other subjects weren’t in the book – James Cleveland was a very important figure in her life – it occurred to me that it would be great if I could do a book that included other people’s impressions of her. And also I couldn’t do – in the book that she and I did together – I couldn’t honor her artistry in the way that I intended to because that book was written in her voice. This time, I can go through her career album by album. It’s just unbelievable, her genius.”
As someone who has written about so many celebrities, Ritz says the one thing they have in common is drive. Franklin for example, just released an album at age 72 and will tour over 200 days this year.
One biography you’ll never see – Ritz’s own.
“No one cares,” he says.
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