The women used the music to get their men to relate to them better: “talk to me, tell me what’s on your mind.”
BARRY WHITEThere’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.
More Barry White Quotes
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I try to tell a story musically in a song.
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No one could understand the bond between me and my brother. I struggled to understand the forces that drove his soul in one direction and mine in another.
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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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I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didn’t. I decided that whatever trip I was on, they were going with me. You’re looking at a real daddy.
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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 never gonna quit, cause quitting’ just ain’t my schtick.
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When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn’t swallow the hypocrisy.
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I never learned to read or write music. Never wanted to fool with scales. That was boring, forced. The music I heard was free – flowing.
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When a man’s making love, the last thing he thinks about is war.
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I’ll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.
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I’m so thankful that your mine, your sweetness is my weakness.
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We are all gods, all forces of nature. We can destroy, we can build. We are like oceans and like fires.
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Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.
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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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Take it off, baby, take it all off. I want you the way you came into the world.
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