I’ve always loved War’s Low Rider and Sly Stone’s Thank You, and I just wanted to put my take on them.
BARRY WHITEDisco deserved a better name, a beautiful name because it was a beautiful art form. It made the consumer beautiful. The consumer was the star.
More Barry White Quotes
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If you were a young kid, 19, 20 years old who has two children and a third one on the way and refuses to leave them.
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When I commit, I commit with my whole heart, my whole being. I know the Bible like the back of my hand.
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When a man’s making love, the last thing he thinks about is war.
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All I had was the will and the love for music. I couldn’t read music or write it. No connections, no car, no money, no bankroll, no clothes, no nothing.
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One preacher turned me on, another turned me off.
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The women used the music to get their men to relate to them better: “talk to me, tell me what’s on your mind.”
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I’m never gonna quit, cause quitting’ just ain’t my schtick.
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I woke up one morning, went downstairs, said ‘Good morning’ to my mother and nearly scared both of us to death.’
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I’m very happy with this new record. It’s dealing with different aspects of love-it’s me making a statement about people doing something with their lives. It is about caring for others.
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Most families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and Darryl, we had to be twice as strong.
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The cops picked me up for attempted murder. I can still see the detectives, licking their chops. Thought they had me. Two weeks later, the cat came out of a coma and told the truth. I was innocent.
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There’s a time when people give their words to each other it has to mean something. I’m a street cat. I’ve belonged in gangs and when you had a partner, you went down with your partner whether you won the fight or lost it. You went down together.
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Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.
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Elton John’s opinion turned the label’s opinion around, all in a day.
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Blacks own so little of the music business, it’s pathetic. But I see that changing soon. Black artists, black businessmen and women will unite.
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