(Banfield) — 80’s icon Corey Hart shared in his first American interview in 20 years how he was inspired to write his global hit ‘Sunglasses at Night’ along with what it was like achieving musical success as a young adult.

Corey achieved 32 top 40 singles, sold over 16 million records, and was even inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Some of his more iconic songs including ‘Sunglasses at Night’ and ‘Never Surrender’.

Watch a portion of Corey Hart’s conversation on “Banfield” in the player above.

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