MW: I became interested in music at about four or five years old. When I was a kid, I loved the Ink Spots and then with rock n' roll, I loved the Everly Brothers and Neil Sedaka. My brother was much older, so I listened to all of the records he had. He was an Elvis freak. There were guys that sang on the street corner in my neighborhood. I would listen to them and I'd sing with them sometimes.

ML: Do you remember what started you singing?

MW: I always sang, as far back as I can remember. I sang in the church choir. I was in every school play and sang in all of them.

ML: Did you go to rock n' roll shows?

MW: The only rock n' roll show I attended was in grammar school. Our class went to Freedomland and the Everly Brothers played. They did so much for everybody regarding harmony. By the time I was fifteen, I was always in the studio, so I didn't get to go to shows at that time. I really didn't go to concerts until much later.

ML: What were the local hangouts in your neighborhood for teenagers?

MW: It was a place called Ed's. We all hung out there. There were all these groups of kids -- Ed's group, Bill's group, Reno's group, the 225th Street group and we all met there, four or five groups of neighborhood kids.

MW: We'd listen to Babalu and Cousin Brucie on WABC. When I was a teenager, I bought all my records at Korvettes. They had the best record department and they were cheap.

BM: Great store! They'd print their own charts every week.

ML: How did you meet the Ganser sisters?

MW: I met the twins in grammar school although they went to public school and I went to a Catholic school -- so much for organized religion! They lived a few blocks away. We hung out at their house and began singing together there and on the playground. We all had an interest in music and our voices blended well. At that time, we were really pursuing our own sound. We all went to Andrew Jackson High School for a while.