>>LAUREN VERNO: WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY NAMED THE NUMBER ONE R B ARTISTS OF ALL.
I’M IN ONE OF THE 125 GREATEST
OF ALL TIME ARTIST. ACCORDING
TO BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
AND MANY OTHERS THE TEMPTATIONS
HAVE SOLD MILLIONS
OF ALBUMS HAVE WON 4 GRAMMY
AWARDS PLUS A GRAMMY LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AND THEY
CONTINUE TO SING THEIR WAY INTO
THE HEARTS OF FANS AROUND THE
WORLD. SO WE ARE HONORED TODAY,
JOINING US THIS MORNING VIA
ZOOM THE FOUNDING AND ONLY
SURVIVING MEMBER OF THE
ORIGINAL GROUP THE TEMPTATIONS
OTIS WILLIAMS AND HIS GRANDSON
TRACE AUSTIN
WHO IS ALSO FOLLOWING IN HIS
GRANDFATHER’S FOOTSTEPS
CARRYING ON THIS FABULOUS
MUSICAL LEGACY, GOOD MORNING TO
BOTH OF YOU.
>> GRANDMA AND I DO.
>> I’M
DOING GOOD AND YOU KNOW IT’S
AWESOME TO COME AND SEE YOU
GUYS ON THE ZOOM YOU’RE KIND OF
IVAN TOGETHER AS WE WERE
PREPARING FOR
THE INTERVIEW TALK ABOUT WHAT
IT’S LIKE A TRACE TO LOOK AT
GRANDDAD AND SEE ALL THAT HE’S
ACCOMPLISHED AND YOU ARE
EXPOSED TO THIS INDUSTRY VERY
YOUNG.
>> WELL IS VERY UNIQUE HE’S MY
GRANDFATHER AND SEEING HIM
TOWARD THE WORLD SEEING
HIS MOVIE AND JUST HEARING THE
SONG AND THE STORE IS A.
IT’S CRAZY. AND WHAT I DECIDE
TO PURSUE MY ARTISTIC DREAMS.
SO WE’VE BEEN THERE A GUIDING
AND HE’S ALWAYS BEEN IN MY
LIFE, I’M VERY GRATEFUL FOR
THAT.
I’M SURE I’M WHAT A CAREER
YOU’VE HAD. >>LAUREN VERNO: AND NOW TO WATCH IT KIND OF PLAY OUT IN
YOUR GRANDSON TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THAT PRIDE THAT YOU MUST
FEEL AND ALSO WHAT ARE YOU
DOING THESE DAYS.
>> AND ON THEIR
OWN HIM. YOU KNOW DOING WHAT HE
LOVED
TO DO. AND TO WATCH HIM SLOWLY
BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE DODGERS.
YOU KNOW IT’S A
VERY PRIDEFUL YOU KNOW IT
STARTED WHAT ABOUT A MILE STAGE
TO FILE WITH THE WHEN HE WAS 6
YEARS OLD FROM NOW
HE’S BEEN SLOWLY DEVELOPING ON
AND TO BEING
OVER US. YOU DON’T HAVE THE
TIME OR YOU KNOW SO BUT HE IS
SO THAT
IT ALSO WELL THE JETS, WE KNOW
60TH ANNIVERSARY OF
O P
SO WE STILL STAND CREATIVELY
BUSY WAITING TO GET BACK OUT ON
THE ROAD. BUT IT’S COMING UP ON
6 YEARS FOR US I’M STILL HAVING
FUN ON
THE YEARS.
>>LAUREN VERNO: I THINK IT’S
AMAZING THAT YOU ARE STILL ABLE
TO LIVE OUT YOUR DREAM, YOU’RE
STILL PERFORMING. I THINK WHAT
IT WHAT IS IT LIKE NOW WHEN YOU
GET ON
THE STAGE AND WHEN YOU YOU
INTERACT WITH NEW MEMBERS AND
STILL RELIVE THAT OLD MUSIC
THAT JUST MAKES EVERYONE’S
HEART FEEL SO GOOD.
>> I THINK IT FEELS GOOD JOB
LIKE A KID STILL HAVING FUN AND
WANT TO LET YOU KNOW SO YOU
KNOW I’VE BEEN DOING IT HAS
BEEN TO. STILL A LOT OF FEELING
BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ARE A
STEP IN THE
2 UP, YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD DRIVE
TO HELP HOMELESS AND DO THAT
FOR AS LONG AS
YOU CAN. I’M STILL HAVING FUN
LIKE A BIG KID AND AGAIN WE’RE
ALL STATE. THE RECEPTION THERE WE’VE BEEN GETTING FOR THESE MANY YEARS YOU KNOW IT’S VERY
HAVE FOR SO I’M GOING TO WRITE.
>>LAUREN VERNO: I CAN IMAGINE
SO TREY SO YOU LOOK AT
YOUR GRANDDAD AND WHAT ADVICE
HAS HE GIVEN YOU THAT YOU ABIDE
BY.
>> HE’S GIVEN HE’S TOLD ME TO
STAY AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT’S
CAR
JOKES, HE’S GIVEN ME
ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO WITH MY
SOUND SITE NOW GOING TO BE JUST
LIKE HIM.
>> AND HE SAYS. SO WE KEEP MY
IMAGE FOR YOU KNOW.
>> THEY MISS ANYTHING.
♪
>> NO HE PRETTY MUCH COVERED EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW HE BY 16, YOU KNOW, THERE’S ALWAYS GOING
TO BE A GUY IS.
>> THANK YOU KNOW BECAUSE HE
STILL HAD THE BUSINESS IT’S
FINE TO
CHANGE IT. AND ALSO WE TRY TO
KEEP ABREAST DON’T KNOW HOW TO
CARRY
UP SO KEEP WORKING IS CRAMP SO
HE COULD BE ONE OF THE MIDST OF
WELL, YOU KNOW LIFE IS ALWAYS A
LEARNING TOOL WE ALWAYS
TEACH IT. YOU KNOW IF YOU CAN
TEACH YOU SOMETHING EVEN THOUGH
HE’S YOUNG LIKE THAT DON’T MEAN
I CAN’T LISTEN TO WHAT HE MIGHT
HAVE TO
>> AS I WROTE SITUATION.
WELL, I’M YOU’RE DROPPING SOME
KNOWLEDGE TO ME AND ALL THE
VIEWERS OUT HERE TO THE
YEAH, I’M LOOKING AT
VIDEO AND ARE YOUR ROCK AND
ROLL GUY YOU GOT THAT ARE YOUR
SLAMMED THE DOW YOU’RE
DEFINITELY A PERFORMER.
OH YEAH.
>> I’VE BECOME MORE ROCK AND
ROLL MY NEW
SONG IMPOSTERS. THE VIDEO WAS
GOING TO BE A PRETTY SO I’M
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
THAT’S KIND OF A HIP HOP.
THEN THE CROWD
AND SPIES.
>> AND I’M EXCITED FOR THE YEAH
IT’S TIME FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE
IF THE 7 THINK IT’S ARE YOU
KNOW, I
>> I LOVE IT ALL RIGHT LET’S
TRACE AUSTIN MUSIC
DOT COM.
>>LAUREN VERNO: OTIS WILLIAMS
IT IS SO WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU
ALL MY MOM IS GOING TO BE LIKE
YOU DID BAD, YEAH.
I SAID OH I DEFINITELY WELL I DEFINITELY WILL THANK YOU TO YOU AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU TRACIE
SEEM LIKE YOU GOT A GOOD HEAD