22 Minutes with Frankie Valli

1010 WINS Anchor Brigitte Quinn talks to musical legend, Frankie Valli about his limited engagement run at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

[@lynnrose7562]

Frankie Valli is an amazing example of how age is just a number.

[@shans2300]

Frankie my parents and I loved your music and my mother might have brought 2 or 3 of the 4 seasons albums and now I have them on my cellphone thank you very much for your music sincerely Shannon

[@demonrouge3338]

You did good girl. Let him talk. He’s a legend. And his words carry wisdom. Excellent way to spend 22 minutes of my life.

[@loistressler1805]

Best song ever!! " Can't take my eyes off from you", When I met my husband, it just came out! It became our song from then on. Thank you so much!! I lost him in 2023. ❤

[@demonrouge3338]

Thank you for sharing. ❤️

[@rosarioreside3327]

Frankie Valli is a likable person and most admired ever! I am his fan since the 60’s and I’m 77yrs. old now still playing his music. Thank you !

[@drlock978]

May,2024 is coming up, and I believe Frankie will be turning 90. Happy Birthday Frankie!

[@NYCgirl927]

Hard to believe Frankie is 83 here. Seeing him in November again. He's never disappointed

[@georgemusic4all4seasons]

Frankie Valli is a living legend and his vast catalog of work speaks for itself. His band the Four Seasons are one of the best bands around and some of the most talented individuals, great interview.

[@mikedup5399]

A true living legend....

[@jesusosornio3738]

Frankie Valli the one and only ever. I have been listening him since l were a kid. God bless him.

[@GirlofNicky]

Frankie kniws how to put on a great show. I’ve seen him at least 5 x. Always great. Also, he has a way of conveying warmth to the audience & you can tell he appreciates his fans.🌸

[@debbiefieldsmurphy636]

Frankie Valli was in top form opening night on Broadway! Paul Shaffer and Dr. Oz were in the audience. Paul had just done an interview with Frankie for PBS that airs soon. And Frankie introduced Dr. Oz as his heart doctor... I was thrilled to be able to meet him and shake Frankie's hand!!!

[@janelgadomski4185]

Debbie Fields Murphy hi was there a new concert on pbs you wrote? If so is it posted anywhere or do you have to please post ? Thank you

[@rosieregalado2805]

Great interview. I love that Brigitte let him talk and develop his thoughts.

[@demonrouge3338]

Exactly what I thought. What a relief to not have somebody interrupting him every two seconds. I hope more interviewers learn from this woman. It was an excellent interview.

[@terries524]

I went to see Frankie Valli at the Pittsburgh Bennidum Center for Red ,White and Rock back in 2002 . He was Amazing! Him, Jerry Butler, Frankie Avalon, Connie Francis, The temptations, Miracles, platters and much much more! Very well worth the money. 3 night show.💗💗💗💗💗

[@demonrouge3338]

Wow, must have been an incredible experience 👏👏

[@drlock978]

Elvis,Sinatra,MJ, But Frankie is the Greatest of all time!

[@sueblackwood6843]

Went to see him this year at o2 and I loved it he was so good

[@jenhall6184]

Franki Valli is so amazing at what he does. I had the privilege of hearing him & the four seasons years ago in concert at a small town Park. He still sings like he always has. God Bless him to entertain us for years to come.

[@lizqb]

Truly a talent! A legend!

[@jc6594]

Happy 85th Birthday Frankie Valli

[@calikokat100]

awesome voice...great melodies...

[@conniereese9914]

I just went to his concert tonight. I gaurantee he was singing. No soundtrack, lip sinc. It was him. I am a musician and have been for 51 yrs, and I know what to look for to tell if it's lipsinced or not. He wasn't lip sincing. I'm not sure in other concert halls, but the one I was in was small compared to Vegas. And they left us get up to the stage and he shakes ur hand while singing. I assure u he was singing.

[@NYCgirl927]

I agree. I saw him last year &I'm seeing him in November at Westbury a small venue. He speaks during his songs & interacts with the audience. He was great. I saw Barry Manilow last week & he sounded great too.

[@ronnig4009]

Frankie Valli is one of the TRUE performers who will NEVER need to lip sync or put on a phony show...

[@mikem.3308]

sorry to burst your bubble... Watch at one minute 50 seconds kzbin.info/www/bejne/nomme4Wji6Zspq8. You can't explain that away, its lip syncing

[@slmb_b]

Mike M. That’s that, but I hear that most of the time he heavily uses auto tune on his mic which isn’t exactly lipsyncing but I suppose he still is singing

[@mrprepper9362]

LOL you dumb bitch. My pal was in the touring band. Frank isn't singing and hasn't been since at least 2002. thats why its not a sole billed band. The ever changing lineup of Four Seasons are singing live. Your literally paying to hear a back up cover band and Frank lyp singing to pre recorded tracks. RIPOFF.

[@juanitazaring2601]

Frankie Valli is awesome and this time with him was so much fun. Don't Quit we love you and the Four Seasons ❤️❤️❤️

[@michaelparker5231]

Hes a legend hes earned it to lipsync or not!lol!just enjoy the experience and the man Frankie Valli n the four seasons thank you for the music💗

[@joyceyolandastorch8964]

I have pretty much the same views on the things he spoke about in this interview. I was in the record business from the early early 60s. I was listening and loving music througout the 50s. I can identify with all of what Frankie is saying . I guess you could say we are " old school"After Murray the K died, WINS replaced him with DJ Johnny Holiday. Johnny sent me to two top record producers and i got a contract with them. This is a wonderful interview because it gives you an insight as to how Frankie feels about many things and his opinions on various issues.

[@joyceyolandastorch8964]

I remember those hit parade publications with song lyrics. My dad owned a candy store and i remember getting a few of those when i was young.

[@canadaridgestables9594]

Lord, I’d love to meet him for my 11th B-day..! 😕

[@keithstevenson418]

25 march 2020 Frankie speaks wisdom, with humour . Be Yourself Keith Stevenson

[@glasshalffull8471]

It was actually his partner Bob Guadio's idea in reality to do the Broadway Show....Bob wrote the 4 Seasons Songs and Frankie was the Amazing Voice,what a team.

[@JBenny2010]

Thank you for the insight.

[@deborahbain9915]

Loved My Eyes Adored You Sang it to my precious Angel before he passed away

[@charleshammer2928]

Francesco Castelluccio yeah that's his real name. An Italian boy from Newark NJ. Born in 1934 MINDBLOWING.

[@tiapanda8824]

Thank you loves for sharing this

[@PatrickRyan150]

Best well spent 22 minutes!

[@marlae.l.harrison9847]

I AM ENJOYING FRANKIE VALLI'S INTERVIEW. I LOVE THIS INTERVIEW SOOOO VERY MUCH. MAN HE'S SO GOOD LOOKING AND HAS A TENDER LOVING VOICE THAT I'D ADORE SOOOOOO VERY MUCH.

[@reginabeasley872]

My favorite male singer

[@xcalabur18]

I'm in my 30's and Frankie's still got better hair than I do.

[@demonrouge3338]

Made me laugh. He does doesn’t he 👍

[@artvandelay8090]

I listen to this interview of Frankie and compare them to other interviews I've seen of his when he was much younger, it becomes enormously evident that interviews of older, wiser people are certainly of much higher value and are more interesting. All that wisdom and experience that Frankie gained over the year gives a more interesting and more valuable perspective to the interview. What this proves is that everyone should respect, heed, and value what the elders of our society have to say rather than what the young punks have to say. There are many other cultures in the world that put their elderly up on a pedestal and they listen to them and obey their advice for obvious reasons. But America is different. In American culture today, younger people haven't been parented properly and taught to respect their elders. It's pretty disgusting actually.

[@deisyobando5205]

Todo lo de Frank y Vali me gusta el es fantástico y todos sus acompañantes a través del tiempo yo les quiero mucho desde mi niñez y mi adolescencia y eso que soy de Sudamérica Ecuador ahora vivo en España hace mucho estos de aquí no saben de esta música pero yo los adoro son geniales yo crecí escuchsndoles

[@lauramorales9945]

Mu endless love!!

[@JBenny2010]

Incredible entertainer, talent, and producer. He is greatly missed.

[@derek5168]

He's still singing and his voice hasn't wavered one bit He's sounding just as good as he did back in the back in the 60s and 70s

[@Clodhopping]

Sadly he isn't. He's been lip syncing to pre-recorded digitally enhanced vocals since at least the early 2000s.

[@jeffthewhiff]

Frankie has had an incredible career and I really like what he said about doing a type of work that you love!

[@blairharrison4748]

Titanic entertainer. One of New Yorks finest men

[@geoffjoffy]

He talks a lot of sense.

[@auroraobando9082]

Me encanta su música siempre han sido de mis favoritos les deseo lo mejor a todos los que han formado el grupo a través del tiempo mil bendiciones para todos eLlosa y abrazos y besos que nunca les he podido dar en presencia

[@tiapanda8824]

That he's like that energizer bunny on t.v. he keeps going and going and going. do you guys remember frankie saying that

[@pathader4839]

He looks terrific and youthfull style

[@anniesapp906]

Sweet and adorable.

[@goodguy1384]

The bad news is Frank lip syncs at is concerts and has for many years.

[@johnniehaus6581]

So here's my take on Frankie Valli - First, he's a legend who has given so much to the world of music. Second, yes I do think he's been lip syncing most of his concerts since 2006ish. (However, plenty of other people much younger have been caught lip syncing too. Frankie's not guilty of anything that someone else hasn't already done) If you watch 1990s concerts you can tell he's having problems with the falsetto and the magical cure was to auto tune his voice in a studio recording and lip sync to it (which he's done for nearly 20 years now). As for myself, I saw him during the summer of 2022 and while he most likely lip synced most of the show, it was still amazing to see HIM (the legend, the man, Frankie Valli) the cost was worth just hearing him talk about the music and tell stories. The music while prerecorded was good and Frankie did seem to be singing along with his track at least when I saw him. At the end of the day the guy is 88 years old and I can see where he looks kinda rough/tired/lifeless at some shows that are probably past his bedtime but I'm happy to say the show I saw he seemed in great shape and seemed to be enjoying himself. Thirdly, I want to address the claims that Frankie can't sing anymore. That is ridiculously false. Sure maybe he's lost his falsetto over the years but the guy can still sing! Yes he lip syncs his concerts but that doesn't mean he can't sing. If you want to know what his voice really sounds like today, buy one of his newest albums (Tis The Season, Romancing the 60s, A Touch of Jazz) When asked about his most recent album A Touch of Jazz, Frankie admitted that it had taken 3 years to record. So obviously he can still sing but I'm sure he has good days and bad days. (I sound a lot better on certain days myself) If he's only recording on his good days, that could explain why he sounds good on the new albums and also why it takes him years to record one. Keep in mind he NEVER attempts falsetto on his new albums. There's my thoughts on Frankie Valli. Hope he's around for many more seasons!

[@demonrouge3338]

Thanks for the comment. I looked up his jazz album and his voice sounds great.

[@josephtaverna1287]

Frankie Castellucci one of the greatest singers of all times no doubt

[@jimbo1959]

Castelluccio

[@knowmusicman157]

He was. For years all his concerts are lip sync

[@jamescalifornia2964]

@@knowmusicman157 😲❗️W0W

[@tedtimothy9074]

Growing up on AM radio, the two voices for me were Frankie Valli and John Lennon

[@ChiefThundermoon]

Had a Girlfriend named Sherry,the rest is history.

[@larryvermeer6170]

Is jersey boy's ever when to australia

[@pillsie]

What did he mean when he said Jersey Boys was more of a Martin Scorsese film to him?

[@georgemusic4all4seasons]

Meaning his story is darker and may be more mob related than the Clint Eastwood version. I have heard Valli say this many many times.

[@pillsie]

@@georgemusic4all4seasons Clint Eastwood version of what? I don't know how he's relative to Scorsese.

[@jenniferbloomfield3656]

@@pillsie he was talking about the film version of Jersey boys that Clint Eastwood directed. He was sure about and so described it being more of a Martin Scorsese film. That was his vision of the film. Hope this makes more sense.

[@marisaberardinelli8945]

Ask mikal mawino if you cud perform in his basemint howse..

[@ChiefThundermoon]

buy music online.

[@TheSugarmamajplanet]

Frankie! I didn’t like the movie either! Saw the live show in Chicago five times with Jared Specter! LOVED IT would be an understatement...

[@mrprepper9362]

Lip syncing master. Did sound for him 15 years ago and had no control over his mic. Talked to an old friend who was in his touring band at the time and he said its a biG hush hush that FRANKS VOICE IN RECORDED. Sad too because its totally legal . the tickets are billed as Frankie Valli and the four season. The Four seasons are singing live Frank is not.. Keeps the concert legal.

[@chriscianciolo5823]

Exactly

[@juliejones2991]

My name is Louisa Jones can Frankie remember Mary Ann

[@thomasnorman4221]

Marlena the best

[@knowmusicman157]

King of lip syncing needs to retire

[@jamescalifornia2964]

❓️😲❗️

[@carltroia6235]

His voice sounds like Donald Trump

[@deebilkhair315]

Wack a woman?? Come on!!!

[@robinryan1835]

Hes 83 yrs old ..theres no waynhe can sing like he use to...sometimes these celebrities never know when to retire...i mean are you really gonna pay to see a 83 yr old man who can barely breathe do a show?

[@danielmaxfield4368]

Ancestral Mage I took my mother to go see him tonight and being 22, I didn’t think I would really enjoy it. He was actually dope though.

[@devanbugbee3408]

I did. My friends did. It was packed arena too. We all enjoyed it.

[@canadaridgestables9594]

Robin, SHUT YOUR DUMB STUPID MOUTH, YOU HOL-...JUST SHUT UPPP

[@georgemusic4all4seasons]

Robin Ryan you sure talk a lot of crap and then some!!!! But it’s your right and mine, so shut the hell up you dizzy B#%€%!!!!

[@opaulamorgan4265]

Robin Ryan, yes, I'm going to pay to see an 83 year old man put on a fabulous show, and I did, and incidentally, so did a lot of other people, the place was packed!!

[@rotart12arx3]

He never sings live on these shows because he can't anymore. His concerts are recorded and he lip syncs to the music.

[@LindaLauren]

William Scott actually that's not true. Recent concert was live and he was not lip syncing.

[@rotart12arx3]

No if you listen to his voice in interviews you can tell he can't sing live anymore and sound like he did 40 years ago.

[@cala64]

He doesn't sound like he did 40 years ago

[@rotart12arx3]

Yes his voice is much weaker to the point he uses a sound track at his concerts.

[@geoffjoffy]

You're right. He sounds better.