Billy Preston- With You I'm Born Again

 The Beatles披頭合唱團在與他合作時知道 Billy preston是同性戀嗎？

樂壇人士並不完全確定Billy Preston在與披頭合作時是否知道他是同性戀。

Billy Preston在去世前不久才出櫃，而他的死亡是由於他因濫用藥物而遭受的健康狀況而提前的，而這又是他在調和自己的性取向與宗教信仰時感到的壓力的結果。
Preston小時候曾遭受過性虐待，這對他的心理健康和對自己性行為的態度都沒有多大影響。1970 年代初，當他20 多歲的時候，他才與模特兒Kathy Silva訂婚，隨后Kathy Silva在與Preston 訂婚期間還與Sly and Family Stone 合唱團的主唱 Sly Stone在一起，這一事件顯然使普雷斯頓 Preston 停止了Sly Stone 交往。 Preston與女性的關係以及出櫃的經驗讓他知道一個人會發現自己的慾望有多麼令人困惑。
無論如何，Beatles 並沒有受到恐同症的影響，他們永遠忠誠並喜愛他們的第一任經紀人 Brian Epstein。如果他們知道Preston不是異性戀，顯然不僅不會阻止他們與他合作，而且會讓他成為唯一一個在披頭唱片中獲得共同榮譽的人。

The Rolling Stones 滾石合唱團的主唱 Keith Richard 在他的回憶錄中深情地回憶了 Preston，儘管他回憶說，當在70 年代中期 Preston與滾石樂隊一起巡演時，他不得不阻止在電梯裡讓 Preston 和他的男朋友...。

Billy preston 是專業錄音室中的的高手，和許多樂團合作過，歌迷們甚至說他是第五位披頭團員，他個人在排行榜上名次最好的歌是1973年的冠軍曲Will It Go Round In Circus ，而1979年與Syreeta Write 合唱的 With You I'm Born Again（#4）則是一首很受歡迎的動聽情歌。

(1) Will It Go Round In Circles - YouTube

(1) Billy Preston - With You I'm Born Again (with Syreeta Wright) - YouTube

With You I'm Born Again

作詞/作曲: Carol Connors, David Shire

Come bring me your softness
Comfort me through all this madness
Woman, don't you know, with you I'm born again

Come give me your sweetness
Now there's you, there is no weakness
Lying safe within your arms, I'm born again

I was half, not whole
In step with none
Reaching through this world
In need of one

Come show me your kindness
In your arms I know I'll find this
Woman, don't you know, with you I'm born again
Lying safe with you I'm born again

Come bring me your softness
Comfort me through all this madness
Woman, don't you know, with you I'm born again

Come give me your sweetness
Now there's you, there is no weakness
Lying safe within your arms, I'm born again
Woman, don't you know, with you I'm born again

I was half, not whole
In step with none
Reaching through this world
In need of one

Come show me your kindness
In your arms I know I'll find this
Woman, don't you know, with you I'm born again
Lying safe with you I'm born again