American - Musician | September 19, 1952 -
You can fool a person into going to see a movie with a good trailer.
Nile Rodgers
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With Sumthin Else Music Works, I wanted to spread the love and give newcomers a chance to make it because something that really helped me were all the people who had given me an opportunity when I was putting my career together.
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I think the hardest thing to overcome is judging yourself and being your own worst critic so to speak.
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Art is something that opens up and enhances your emotions and that's what I like to think I'm doing.
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Every record I have done was because I was a person's friend. The only time we did not continue to be friends was if the record did not become a hit. If it did, we became great friends.
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Nobody under the sun was like Madonna. She was positive and clear and wholly dedicated to achieving everything that she's achieved.
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My life was really interesting before 'Chic.'
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Trust me, the only real way to understand 'Chic' is in highfalutin terms. Our chord progressions were based on European modal melodies. I made those early 'Chic' records to impress my jazz friends.
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I am very rich because of 'Chic' - artistically as well as spiritually. It's been an amazing life.
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I'd probably be a super wealthy guy if I had sat around writing songs and getting them placed like everyone else I know. But I write songs about people or after I meet them and they're somewhat biographical - they're fiction but also non-fiction.
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I've had insomnia since I was five years old. I just don't require much sleep. I'm never tired.
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I wouldn't know how to retire.
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