Barry White
Barry White
Barry Whitewas an American composer and singer-songwriter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth12 September 1944
CityGalveston, TX
CountryUnited States of America
ocean fire force
We are all gods, all forces of nature. We can destroy, we can build. We are like oceans and like fires.
excited fooling
I started fooling around with the intro to one of the songs. Then another song, and another. I was so excited when I went into the studio.
blacks business changing music women
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.
biggest book lessons problem
The biggest problem I had was remembering accurately. The book is about the lessons I've learned, things I went through and endured.
subjects picks ifs
Everyone to me has to pick a subject to talk about in music if you're going to be a writer.
baby travel real
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.
kids giving today
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.
mother morning scared
I woke up one morning, went downstairs, said 'Good morning' to my mother and nearly scared both of us to death.'
strong mama streets
Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.
jail cadillacs tire
I went to jail at 16 for stealing tires off Cadillacs. When I got out I said, Never again.
people freak
People are always looking for me to be a freak, weird.
knowledge-wisdom
I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.
boys america
As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a time I believed every word spoken.
song trying stories
I try to tell a story musically in a song.