Teddy Riley Tells His Life Story and Breaks Down His Biggest Songs (Full Interview)

Teddy Riley came through for his first-ever VladTV interview, and he started off speaking about his upbringing and how his family discovered that he was musically inclined as a child. After Gladys Knight brought him onstage as a kid, Teddy revealed that he was inspired to pursue a career in music, and he went on to explain how he went to school with Doug E. Fresh, who he started working with on music. From there, Teddy continued to speak more about his early music career, including working with Keith Sweat and later forming Guy with Aaron Hall and Timmy Gatling, who was later replaced by Aaron’s brother Damion. After speaking about the highs and lows of the group, which eventually broke up, Teddy spoke about producing hit songs for Bobby Brown, including “My Prerogative,” and Teddy also spoke about working with Michael Jackson. To hear more, hit the full interview above.