Billy Ocean, singer – portrait of the artist

'The worst thing anyone said? I was arrested and accused of being a drug dealer'How did you first get into music?My father was a musician; he played the guitar and wrote calypsos. He was my biggest influence at a young age.What was your big breakthrough?Love Really Hurts Without You – the first song I wrote, back in the 70s. As soon as I'd written it, I knew it was a good song, and I suppose that's where the whole thing starts. If you like a song, then hopefully other people will.Who or what h...

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