Ep 53: Ralph Tresvant

Published: Aug. 27, 2020, 10:24 a.m.

Singer, songwriter and R&B legend Ralph Tresvant is my guest on Make Noise. This man is an icon in music and we really get into detail on his time with New Edition and they're immense success as a group.

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Episode highlights:

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(5:06) - How stealing bow ties and winning $15 in a singing contest started New Edition on their journey

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(7:37) - Was Bobby Brown always the wild one in the group?

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(11:20) - Ralph talks his feeling of isolation in New Edition

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(12:41) - How were a group of 13 year olds able to handle huge and being thrust into the spotlight?

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(21:05) - Did New Edition have any rivalries with other bands?

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(31:42) - Ralph talks Suge Knight being Bobby Brown\u2019s security

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(34:19) - How Johnny Gill joined the group and Ralph starting to realise he was being forced out of New Edition

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(38:32) - Ralph starting his own solo career whilst he was still in New Edition

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(42:42) - Ralph talks working with Johnny Gill on their new song, All Mine

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(47:28) - Meeting Michael Jackson and watching Thriller before the rest of the world

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