Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr.was an American soul singer, songwriter, actor, producer and voice artist. Hayes was one of the creative forces behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a session musician and record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. Hayes and Porter, along with Bill Withers, the Sherman Brothers, Steve Cropper, and John Fogerty were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoul Singer
Date of Birth20 August 1942
CityCovington, TN
CountryUnited States of America
Ultimate Isaac Hayes ? Can You Dig It?
He was cool before it was cool to be cool, 'American Masters' creator and executive producer Susan Lacy stated. ?He left us a storehouse of classics, pure poetry that will live forever because they are, quite simply, among the greatest songs ever sung.
It was just one of those things in history that you did the right thing at the right time.
I like to see how people responded, ... I liked that. It was a big validation.
I was going through some emotional turmoil. You can tell by the tunes on the album that I was going through a break-up of my marriage. It was the only way I could express myself.
Then, when I had the opportunity to go to Africa and visit the villages, I heard the real, raw, true rhythms and realised the origins of the old Negro spirituals I grew up with in the South.
There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins. Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honored. As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices.
As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices.
Self-expression is always a right, but its still not there to be abused.
The rappers have gone in and created a lot of hit music based upon my influence. And theyll tell you if you ask.
I think the kids today need to hear more about morals and values.
I always keep my head down, working, doing things, moving forward. That's what I've done all my life. Then you stop and realize what you've done.
I love soul. But I love a tune that has some meat in it. Something I could hang my hat on. Because music is universal.
When my agent told me he had a voice-over job I thought it was a Disney thing.