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.
BARRY WHITEMost families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and Darryl, we had to be twice as strong.
More Barry White Quotes
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The whole system of society tells you what to do.
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I’ll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.
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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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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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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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A kid who was on welfare, because he refused to steal anybody’s property or take anybody’s money. You found life a lot tougher.
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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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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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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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When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn’t swallow the hypocrisy.
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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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Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.
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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’ve always loved War’s Low Rider and Sly Stone’s Thank You, and I just wanted to put my take on them.
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