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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.

Barry White

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.
BARRY WHITE

Anybody Kid Money Refused Tougher Welfare
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 WHITE

Artist Better Girl Men Mind
I woke up one morning, went downstairs, said ‘Good morning’ to my mother and nearly scared both of us to death.’
BARRY WHITE

Death Morning Mother Scared
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.
BARRY WHITE

Car Clothes Connection Nothing Writing
As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a time I believed every word spoken.
BARRY WHITE

Boys Country Freedom Spoken
When a man’s making love, the last thing he thinks about is war.
BARRY WHITE

Man Thinking War
People are always looking for me to be a freak, weird.
BARRY WHITE

Always Freak Look People
I’ll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.
BARRY WHITE

Gift Knowledge Wisdom Truth
It’s ecstasy when you’re laying down next to me.
BARRY WHITE

Expression Laying Down Next
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.
BARRY WHITE

Caring Different People
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.
BARRY WHITE

Cat Chop Later Truth Two Week
One preacher turned me on, another turned me off.
BARRY WHITE

Around Preacher Turn
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.
BARRY WHITE

Brother Direction One Soul
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 WHITE

Stones Thank Wanted War You
Leave me alone. I’m fine.
BARRY WHITE

Alone Fine Leave
In my day, we didn’t have the cocaine, so we went out and knocked somebody over the head and took the money. But today, all this cocaine and crack, it doesn’t give kids a chance.
BARRY WHITE

Cracks Giving Kids Over Today

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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