He is also famous for performing the song "Human Touch", a ballad which was used as one of the ending theme songs for the 1996 animeAfter War Gundam X. The song is one of a very small number of anime theme songs that not only was performed with Englishlyrics but was composed by non-Japanesesongwriters. An avid ice hockey fan, he was also known for his stirring performances of the national anthems prior to Los Angeles Kings games.
He did many demos with David Foster including "When I Fall in Love" for the film Sleepless in Seattle and when Celine heard his singing she wanted him instead of Clive Griffin to sing on the track. In addition he sang on the All-4-One hit "I Swear" and did backing vocals for many artists.
Referred to by Quincy Jones as the "Soulful Rain Man", he battled mental health issues and took his own life on October 25, 1998.
Much of his early work has been released posthumously, but there has not to date been an album of his work.
