Huey Lewis

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10/21/21 • 44 min

This 80s pop-rocker is best known for his vocals on chart-topping songs like "The Power of Love" and "The Heart of Rock and Roll" by the band Huey Lewis and The News. Singer Huey Lewis entertained audiences on stage and on the big screen with cameos in films like Back To The Future, but it wasn't an easy road to stardom. Tragedy struck when Lewis was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease in 2018 that threatened his music career. Learn more about his career and continued battle with hearing loss in this episode of Behind the Music. You'll also hear special interviews with Huey's fans and friends, Jimmy Kimmel and Topher Grace.

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MTV’s Behind the Music - Huey Lewis

Transcript

Speaker 100:00:03.120

Okay, this is the hot seat over here. Really, your last interview from Behind the Music was in two thousand one.

Speaker 100:00:12.439

Can you hear me? It's not easy. Okay, let's go do the your pieces. Let's see that. Okay, testing testing. Can you hear me? Hear you? Did you ever think back then that you would be where you are today?

Speaker 100:00:29.800

I had no idea where I would