Roy Orbison end to be represented as A-B-C-D-E-F-A-B'-C'-D'-E'-F'. Although Orbison recorded and wrote standard structure songs before "Only the Lonely", he claimed never to have learned how to write them: Elton John's songwriting partner and main lyricist Bernie Taupin wrote that Orbison's songs always made "radical left turns", and k.d. lang declared that good songwriting comes from being constantly surprised, such as how the entirety of "Running Scared" eventually depends on the final note, one word. Some of the musicians who worked with Orbison were confounded by what he asked them to do. The Nashville session guitarist Jerry Kennedy stated, "Roy went
Alex Orbison The book is written by Alex, his brothers Roy Jr. and Wesley Orbison alongside Jeff Slate, with research by Orbison historian Marcel Riesco. Alex Orbison • Musician A Love So Beautiful: Roy Orbison With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will be released November 17, 2017. Alongside the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Alex, Wesley, Roy Jr and Roy Jr.'s son, Roy Kelton Orbison III, contribute to the making of this record. The philharmonic recorded in Abbey Road studios. Alex Orbison • Co-Producer Alex and his brothers signed on for the first ever estate authorized biopic, written by Ray Gideon and Bruce A. Evans.