As you stopped to say hello, oh, you wished me well, you couldn't tell that I'd been crying over you.
I close my eyes, then I drift away, into the magic night I softly say. A silent prayer, like dreamers do, then I fall asleep to dream my dreams of you.
I got a woman that's mean as she can be, sometimes I think she's almost as mean as me.
I may be a living legend, but that sure don't help when I've got to change a flat tire.
I've really learned a lot, really learned a lot, love is like a stove, burns you when it's hot.
Love hurts, love scars, love wounds, and mars.
Only the lonely know the way I feel tonight.
Pretty woman, I don't believe you, you're not the truth. No one could look as good as you, mercy.
You wiggle to the left, you wiggle to the right, you do the Ooby Dooby with all your might.
Roy formed his first band when he was 13, "The Wink Westerners." Together, they would play for local radio stations and schools.
Roy's first manager was Norman Petty, who would later become Buddy Holly's manager.
Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees referred to Roy as the "Voice of God".
Roy's first meeting with the Beatles was somewhat accidental; he went to a concert hall where he was to be playing with them and bumped into McCartney and Lennon outside. He didn't recognize either of them but Paul and John automatically let him know who they were.
Jennifer Connelly and Jason Priestley were featured in Roy Orbison's posthumously-released music video for "I Drove All Night."
Barry Gibb from the Bee Gees once referred to Roy Orbison as the "Voice of God."
Roy Orbison's signature sunglasses started early in his career. Roy accidentally left his regular glasses in an airplane and was to perform in a matter of minutes. He was unable to wear contact lenses and the only other glasses he had were a pair of prescription sunglasses he had gotten. Ever since then, he wore those sunglasses onstage.
His biggest-selling record was Mystery Girl, which wasn't released until after his death in 1989.
A much more controversial version of Roy's "I Drove All Night" was covered by Cyndi Lauper for her third album, A Night to Remember. The song was also covered by Celine Dion for her album, One Heart.
The idea for the Spiderman villain, Dr. Octopus, was inspired by Roy Orbison, with the vision disorders and the thick glasses.
"Oh, Pretty Woman" was covered by Van Halen for their album, "Diver Down."
Roy originally wrote "Only the Lonely" for Elvis Presley to record, however, Elvis declined. After The Everly Brothers chose not to record it, Roy decided to record the song himself.
Children: Roy Dewayne Orbison (1958 - Sept 15 1968), Anthony King Orbison (1962 - Sept 15 1968), and Wesley Orbison (born 1965) by first wife Claudette. Roy Kelton Orbison Jr. (born Oct 18 1970) and Alex Orbison (born 1975) by second wife Barbara.
Roy was 5 feet 11 inches tall.
Roy entered and won a contest on the KVWC radio station in Vernon, TX in 1945 and this led to his own radio show singing the same songs every Saturday.
Roy asked for a harmonica for his sixth birthday, but his father gave him a guitar, which became his preferred instrument for life.
Roy's brother Sam said that he was "saddened by the sordid treatment Elvis Presley was given after his death."
Roy's "Pretty Woman" single sold more copies in its first ten days of release than any 45rpm up to that time, eventually selling 7 million copies.
Roy was signed in 1966 by MGM Studios to star in and write songs for the western-musical motion picture The Fastest Guitar Alive. Songs from the soundtrack included "The Fastest Guitar Alive", "Rollin' On ," "Whirlwind," "Pistolero", "Medicine Man," "River," and "Good Time Party."
Roy was very close to actor Martin Sheen.
Roy joined 'The Traveling Wilburys' group with fellow musicians Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, and Jeff Lynne in 1988.
Roy toured with 'The Beach Boys' in the U.S. in 1964.
Roy initially rejected the use of his song "In Dreams" in the 1986 David Lynch film, Blue Velvet, but Lynch found a way to legally use the song. Roy didn't know about this until he watched the movie with a friend at a theater and contacted Lynch. He then did a music video for the song for Lynch and the video used many scenes from the film. Lynch later used a solo Spanish-word version of "Crying" in Mulholland Drive (2001).
Roy's neighbor in Hendersonville, TN was Johnny Cash.
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