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.
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.
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.
There's people making babies to my music. That's nice.
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.
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.
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.
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