A los 58 años, Johnny Gill ha decidido abrirse y compartir detalles íntimos sobre su vida y carrera, revelando secretos que han permanecido ocultos durante años.

En una reciente entrevista, el cantante de R&B habló sobre su trayectoria con New Edition, las tensiones dentro del grupo y sus luchas personales.

Desde joven, Johnny mostró un gran amor por la música.

Creció en un hogar religioso, siendo su padre un ministro bautista.

A pesar de un ambiente estricto, su pasión por la música lo llevó a unirse al Glee Club en la escuela secundaria, donde conoció a Stacy Lattisaw, quien lo animó a grabar una demo.

A los 16 años, firmó con Atlantic Records, pero pronto se dio cuenta de que la compañía no sabía cómo promocionarlo adecuadamente.

En 1988, Gill se unió a New Edition tras la salida de Bobby Brown.

Aunque algunos creían que había rivalidades entre él y Bobby, Johnny aclaró que nunca hubo problemas serios.

De hecho, Bobby admitió sentir celos de su talento, pero siempre lo respetó.

La historia de New Edition no es solo una de éxito musical; también está marcada por conflictos internos.

Johnny mencionó que hubo luchas por el uso del nombre del grupo y que él y Ralph Tresvant propusieron un acuerdo legal para asegurar que el nombre solo pudiera ser utilizado por todos los miembros juntos.

Sin embargo, esto generó tensiones, especialmente con los miembros que formaron el grupo RBM.

Gill expresó su frustración al ver que sus compañeros optaron por llevar sus disputas a las redes sociales en lugar de resolverlas en privado.

A pesar de las diferencias, él siempre ha creído en la unidad del grupo y en la importancia de preservar su legado.

Uno de los secretos más impactantes que surgieron fue la lucha de Ricky Bell con las drogas.

Aunque el público conocía los problemas de Bobby Brown, la adicción de Ricky fue menos conocida.

Johnny habló sobre cómo apoyó a Ricky en sus momentos difíciles, brindándole consejos y motivación para superar su adicción.

Gill también compartió sus propias experiencias, mencionando que nunca enfrentó problemas financieros graves gracias a decisiones inteligentes en su carrera.

Sin embargo, notó que a menudo se le relegaba a un segundo plano en fotos y promociones del grupo, a pesar de su éxito.

A lo largo de su carrera, Johnny ha logrado un equilibrio entre su trabajo con New Edition y su carrera en solitario.

Su álbum debut, que incluía éxitos como “Rub You the Right Way” y “My, My, My”, le permitió demostrar su versatilidad como artista.

Estos temas no solo se convirtieron en éxitos, sino que también ayudaron a cambiar la percepción del público sobre su música.

A lo largo de los años, Gill ha sido reconocido con múltiples premios, incluyendo nominaciones a los Grammy y varios Soul Train Awards.

Su dedicación a la música y su deseo de seguir evolucionando como artista han sido fundamentales en su carrera.

A pesar de los desafíos y las tensiones dentro de New Edition, Johnny Gill sigue siendo un ícono en la música R&B.

Su historia es un testimonio de resiliencia y pasión por la música.

A medida que comparte sus secretos, también invita a los fanáticos a entender mejor la complejidad de su vida y su carrera.

Johnny concluye que, a pesar de las dificultades, siempre habrá un fuerte lazo entre los miembros de New Edition.

La música ha sido su vida y, aunque ha enfrentado muchos obstáculos, su amor por ella nunca ha disminuido.

Su viaje es un recordatorio de que, incluso en medio de la adversidad, la música puede unir y sanar.

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I want to say My my what can I do what I still don’t get the respect that I feel I deserve I still don’t get at 58 Johnny Gill just confirmed everything by revealing some scandalous secret okay so new addition just hearing the name brings back memories of chart topping hits but behind the scenes it was anything but Picture Perfect from tensions of Johnny Gil taking over Bobby’s brown spot in the group we was all focused on so much other stuff that I don’t think people even realize as important as it was it was just an overs

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to fight over who had the right to use the name new addition I mean friendships were tested courtroom battles and serious addiction with cocaine and other substances no one individual can use the name that it will always us collectively it’s a story just as dramatic as the music itself and right at the heart of it Johnny Gil let’s get into [Music] it Johnny Gil loved music from a young age your dad is a a Baptist Minister yeah Y and uh there was four boys four boys he started by singing gospel songs in church his family was very religious

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and they listened to gospel music all the time my dad was a minister so we we grew up in sort of sort of a strict household but as Johnny Grew Older he started to like other kinds of music too he wanted to explore different sounds when he went to Susa Junior High he joined the Glee Club he loved singing with a group and he met an old friend there her name was Stacy Lattisaw because she was a part of my career and getting me started um we dated Stacy lisaw was already making music professionally she had a record deal

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with Atlantic Records she had been singing for the label since she was 14 years old she believed Johnny had a great voice she kept encouraging him to send a demo tape to Atlantic Records at first Johnny was not sure he did not know if he was ready but Stacy kept pushing him finally he sent the tape the people at Atlantic Records liked Johnny’s voice they offered him a deal when he was only 16 years old Johnny did not feel that Atlantic Records knew how to promote him properly they mostly wanted him to sing slow love songs or

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sing with Stacy Johnny felt he had more to offer he wanted to show people that he could do other kinds of music too he wanted to be seen as more than just a duet partner in 1988 MCA records bought out Johnny’s contract from Atlantis he started working with famous producers La Reed and baby face they were making a solo album for him but before he could finish it something unexpected happened the group new addition asked Johnny to join them at that time the group’s original member Bobby Brown had left the other members needed someone new to take

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his place they wanted Johnny not in a very good space in place and obviously you could see it you could see it every night this change was not easy the group had problems and some people thought Johnny and Bobby had issues with each other there were even rumors that they fought but Johnny said that was not true he shared that Bobby used to visit him at his house in Los Angeles and it’s the craziest thing is Bobby used to come over to my crib heed to stay at my crib when he would come to La they were on good terms people said Johnny took

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Bobby’s place but Bobby never had a problem with him instead Bobby admitted that he was jealous but also respected Johnny’s singing Bobby told me he was like man I was so jealous of you envious and jealous of you Johnny explained that he never had any issues with Bobby or Ralph Tresvant another member of the group when Johnny joined Ralph thought about leaving but their bond helped him stay Johnny said the way their friendship grew in the new addition Story movie was mostly true he also shared that Ralph was his closest