Jay reminisced about the most memorable live event he performed at.  “It was actually 2 concerts.  We were the opening act for The Rascals, who was at the time on the top of the charts, in Washington DC.  After our act we were all in our dressing room when there was a knock on our door.  It was the manager for The Rascals.  The first words out of his mouth was “you (expletive)ers.  You killed out there and you guys were better than my group.”  He left as quickly as he arrived.  About 3 months later we were again the opener for The Rascals at Madison Street Garden in New York.  This time The Rascals manager left nothing on the table.  He had Rascals pictures projected on the walls and ceilings of the arena, a light show with all the bells and whistles and anything else he could do the create more excitement for his group.  After our set we went back to the dressing room and again there was a knock on the door.  The manager walked in and said “you did it again, you (expletive)ers” and walked out.  To be recognized and appreciated by those guys was something great.”

Continued success seemed inevitable for Jay & The Techniques.  They had three consecutive national hits and another sure-to-be top 10 just recorded and ready for release… “I’m Going to Make You Love Me.”  “This song was amazing,” says Proctor.  “I knew it was going to the top of the charts and keep us there for a long time.  As we were preparing for the record’s debut, our producer who was also one of the song’s writers, Jerry Ross, received a call from Motown Records.  I think it was Barry Gordy.  Motown needed a filler for an album The Temptations and The Supremes were doing and wanted to know if they could use “I’m Going To Make You Love Me” on the album and Ross said OK, thinking that would not affect our plans, but it did.  A couple of weeks later, The Temps and Supremes released the song as a single and that ended any chance for us using the song as our next hit.  The song had been recorded a few years earlier by other artists and had some success but we knew we would never be able to release our version until the Temps and Supremes record (which landed number 2 on the national charts) had run its course.  I think our version was better than theirs but others didn’t.

We continued to do the same style of music as we had in the past, at the request of the record label, but unless you can show the public your music is growing you will eventually slide backwards.  At the same time, James Brown switched labels to Smash and the company focused most of their attention on him.  Jay & The Techniques became secondary in Smash’s eyes and there was nothing we could do about it.  We continued to record and perform for a few more years, but it was never the same.”
Eventually Jay switched to Motown, and released “Robot Man” on the Motown label, a record that was a smash hit in Europe, where Jay still is a popular artist.