Luther Vandross was doing fine, but he said, "Man, I want to do my own project. " So … - Marcus Miller

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Luther Vandross was doing fine, but he said, "Man, I want to do my own project. " So he got us all to do a demo, and that demo was "Never Too Much. " It took him a year and a half to get signed, because he didn't have a gimmick. The record companies were looking for his gimmick. They said, "What's your gimmick?" He said, "I sing. That's my gimmick. " Anyway, he finally got signed and the record was released, and the rest was history.

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