I met Billy in 1984 when he came to see me about "I Choose You", we hit it off right away. Billy wanted me to come
to London but I was under contract with a record company and could not go at that time. I kept in touch with Billy
up until he died, he never told me he was sick. I called and called and called, no answer. I found out he had passed
away by the people who took over Blue Bird Records. I talked to him about a month before he died and I told him I was
sending another song that would be bigger than I Choose You. His last words to me were "SMASHING,Ill BE WAITING FOR THIS!
When I heard he was gone I when into my yard lit a fire and took the master's of "Now That I Found You" and tossed them
in to the fire and look up to the sky and said, Billy here are the tracks I promised you. From the day I have never been
able to get over Billy's death, I have never met anyone who was so down to earth as Billy Russell and I will never
forget Him. PARIS. P.S. If any of Billy's family reads this I would love to have a picture of Billy and to talk to a family member who was close to him.
Parisholley@yahoo.com