The Drive visits with Terry Cummings
Saturday, June 02, 2007
The Drive visits with Terry Cummings
June 2, 2007
He starred at Carver, DePaul and in the NBA for 18 seasons. He's a minister and musician who released his first CD, ''Finally,'' earlier this year. He resides in Atlanta. For more information, go to terrycummings.com.
Q: Describe your music.
A: It's R&B, soul and inspirational. It's stuff we grew up on in the ' 70s.
Q: How have crowds received you?
A: We draw really well. We do intimate settings, and our last big show drew between 500-600. We also open for a lot of people, including Frankie Beverly and Maze.
Q: Have you come to your musical profession late in life?
A: I've always been serious about music, but it took awhile to decide to be up front. I play keys, sing and write. I was getting paid for doing music for TV back when I was playing. I did a lot of stuff for BET and got paid for music in the late ' 80s and early ' 90s.
Q: Do you like the music of any other athlete?
A: Shaq had some great tracks. Bernie Williams did some really good stuff where people would say, ''Bernie did this?'' That's how it is when people hear my stuff.
Q: How's your son, T.J.?
A: He started for Albuquerque in the NBDL last year, and [the team] won a championship. He played there again this year and then went over to Puerto Rico and is getting ready for next season. I think he deserves to be in the NBA. He has what it takes, and not just his daddy's last name. He's tough, and that's all I ever asked of my kids.
Q: What do you think of your hometown team?
A: I like them. But they can't do what Michael's teams did in winning a championship without a center. As a perimeter team, when they're hot, they're hot. But when they're not, they look like a college team. They play like Scottie [Skiles] played, moving the ball around, drawing defenders and kicking it to the shooter. They're tough and tenacious like him. I played with him in Milwaukee.
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