I woke up one morning, went downstairs, said ‘Good morning’ to my mother and nearly scared both of us to death.’
BARRY WHITEAs a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a time I believed every word spoken.
More Barry White Quotes
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I try to tell a story musically in a song.
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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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I quit high school on my birthday. It was my senior year and I didn’t see the point. This was 1962, and I was ready to make music.
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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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Leave me alone. I’m fine.
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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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I’m so thankful that your mine, your sweetness is my weakness.
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I don’t know if it’s my music, my lyrics, my sound and knowing the music business the way I do – all I can say is, my career has lasted way longer than I expected.
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Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.
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I went to jail at 16 for stealing tires off Cadillacs. When I got out I said, Never again.
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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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I didn’t mind working in the clubs, but I resented it being a club where pimps hang out. Because the music that I create is of a higher intellect than that. It not only encompasses pimps, but whores, ballplayers, executives… everybody.
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There’s people making babies to my music. That’s nice.
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The whole system of society tells you what to do.
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It’s ecstasy when you’re laying down next to me.
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