American - Musician | September 12, 1944 - July 4, 2003
I try to tell a story musically in a song.
Barry White
SongStoryTryMusicallyTell
I went to jail at 16 for stealing tires off Cadillacs. When I got out I said, Never again.
SaidJailNeverStealingOutTires
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.
SoulBrotherMeBondDirectionMine
When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy.
TruthCorruptionHypocrisyFindOwn
Disco deserved a better name, a beautiful name because it was a beautiful art form. It made the consumer beautiful. The consumer was the star.
BeautifulArtNameBetterDisco
I've always loved War's Low Rider and Sly Stone's Thank You, and I just wanted to put my take on them.
WarThank YouLovedYouStoneLow
I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.
WisdomTruthKnowledgeYouGifts
Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.
StrongMamaStreetsUsSaveTried
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.
MeLookingYouRealWhateverGoing
We forget that this music, music made by my brothers and sisters, is still a baby. It's just beginning. When I think of the possibilities, it makes me smile.
SmileMusicBeginningMeBabyThink
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.
TruthMeThoughtI CanInnocentSee
As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a time I believed every word spoken.
FreedomTimeMeAmericaBoyWord
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