12/22/2023 0 Comments Ready for the world tonightILOSM family, be sure to be on the lookout for Ready For The World’s new album, Ready For The World: So Much Life! It features their new lead singer, Ray Lavendar, who’s been featured on a plethora of songs with various artists, including T-Pain, recently. But I’mma keep that on the hush, ’cause I don’t wanna put that person on blast like that.” What are you not sharing…ever had female celeb flings? So Gerald, you’re pretty silent on this one. A few of us had a few celebrity encounters.”Ī ‘few of us’…yeah, okay…LOL. WT: “LOL…I’m gonna say ‘yes,’ but I’on wanna throw no names out there. But did any of you ever have flings with famous female celebs we’d probably least expect? Pretty sure y’all were runnin’ wild at that time, LOL. Y’all were very young- 16,17, 18 year old brothas, with raging hormones and women, everywhere, throwing their panties at you. They don’t want us to venture too much off into ‘sounding like today.’ ”Įxactly, we still want that authentic Ready For The World sound! Let’s switch gears. Ready For The World’s upcoming album RFTW: “We will of course bring the vintage Ready For The World, but we’ll also have a sound of today. WT: “We’ve been doing dates for the past 15 years, but we just decided that at this point, to just really go after it and do it full time again.” We just want the fans to appreciate the new music that we got coming out.” We just gotta keep moving forward, doing what we love to do best. GV: “We’re like brothers, so we don’t wish Melvin no ill will, you know. And so, someday I think maybe, we can circle the wagon and possibly do another project together.” But bottom line is, I have a high level of respect for Melvin and I believe he has a high level of respect for me. You know, sometimes, you’ll differ on the way to do business and…that can sometimes get in the way of a relationship. WT: “At this point, there are positive relationships intertwined Gerald still has a great relationship with Melvin and so do I. Did you all ever have any hostile New Edition type beef throughout the years with Melvin? You mentioned that Melvin went solo and how that affected your livelihoods. I wasn’t ashamed when I went back to work…I got a lot of respect, because people looked at me like a ‘regular’ person – know what I’m saying? everything ain’t all that, you gotta keep your family up…that’s real life.” Not that I wasn’t humble, but it humbled me even more, taking care of people. But then I started working in a hospital and I think by me working in a hospital, it gave me a sense of gratitude and it humbled me. Gerald Valentine: “Once we kinda had a hiatus, I went back to college and got different certificates. So in the past 20 years, I’ve dwelled in the IT arena and for the most part, that’s what I’ve done.” WT: “I went to school for computer science. So yes, there have been times when I had to venture off and not just do music, to bring some other income in.”Ĭan you share a job in particular you’ve worked after fame? From that stardom, back to the family life, and now getting out here again. You know, it was a lot of things I had to kind of readjust. Especially when Melvin went solo…I went back to school. So, with that said, I’ve been an entrepreneur, I’ve had to take other jobs throughout this period. And I’ll take on anything to ensure, as a man, I live up to that standard. And I’ll say this first – I consider it an honor and a privilege to be able to take care of my family and no job is too small in that sense. Was there ever a time when you all had to work jobs that you were not necessarily fond of because it was outside of music? We’ve all seen the viral Trader Joe’s photo that “Cosby Show” actor, Geoffrey Owens, gained newfound respect for being humble enough to do. "Love You Down" guitar solo by RFTW own Gordon Strozier… #ReadyForTheNewWorldĪ post shared by Ready For The World on at 6:34pm PDT Wow…I have a whole new perspective on those songs now…LOL. ILOSM: So when we heard y’all singing, “It never really mattered too much to me, that you were just too damn old for me,” that was really REAL?!! Willie Triplett: “Some of the songs, like ‘Tonight’ and ‘Slide Over,’ were based on real life experiences.” Their music was actually based on their real life: They were young at the time – teens to be exact, but were singing about some heavy, romantic stuff. Okay ILOSM fam, in case y’all haven’t yet noticed, we’re Ready For The World fans ’round here, which is why it was an honor to chop it up with them about what they’ve been up to for the past few decades, their new album, and much more… including what happened with their friendship with former lead singer, Melvin Riley. Matter of fact, I’m gettin’ flashbacks of the red light bulb house parties and nightclubs, just thinking about it. I mean, how could you not appreciate hooks like, “ Let me love you doooownn/Even if it takes all night/ Let me love you doooownn/ You know it’s gonna be so right?”
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