Apollo Records signed me for my gospel ability.

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I'm still amazed people remembered and didn't give up on me.

I'm still amazed people remembered and didn't give up on me.

As you grow older, you learn to understand life a little better.

As you grow older, you learn to understand life a little better.

I was signed to MGM. I was in Vegas for sixteen weeks at the Sands...

I was signed to MGM. I was in Vegas for sixteen weeks at the Sands...

You gotta do it with class and integrity. If not, you're gonna drag yourself through...

You gotta do it with class and integrity. If not, you're gonna drag yourself through...

But we didn't have the financial structure, like the right attorneys, the right managers, the...

But we didn't have the financial structure, like the right attorneys, the right managers, the...

I didn't need to depend on the record company to publish my records.

I didn't need to depend on the record company to publish my records.

We had some problems - my children were kidnapped during that time, and it just...

We had some problems - my children were kidnapped during that time, and it just...

I should have my own publishing companies.

I should have my own publishing companies.

Leonard Chess passed, and that was the end of the Chess label for that time.

Leonard Chess passed, and that was the end of the Chess label for that time.

The secret was to just be cool, stay in God's graces, and work it out.

The secret was to just be cool, stay in God's graces, and work it out.

We were using the record as a tool to invest money into real estate all...

We were using the record as a tool to invest money into real estate all...

I didn't need to borrow money from the record company, because if I had my...

I didn't need to borrow money from the record company, because if I had my...

I don't need to make a fortune, I need to survive.

I don't need to make a fortune, I need to survive.

If we could buy these properties and then invest in the Black community, with our...

If we could buy these properties and then invest in the Black community, with our...

My manager was Buddy Glee, who put me together with Mike Curb, and was basically...

My manager was Buddy Glee, who put me together with Mike Curb, and was basically...

I walked out of the Chinese restaurant with a fat check, a record deal, and...

I walked out of the Chinese restaurant with a fat check, a record deal, and...

That was my choice at that time, and I still say Nixon was a great...

That was my choice at that time, and I still say Nixon was a great...

I want to be a soul singer.

I want to be a soul singer.

I didn't do the marching down the streets, jumping in front of the lines and...

I didn't do the marching down the streets, jumping in front of the lines and...

We were grooving, at that point, in the same direction, but remember, Roy Hamilton and...

We were grooving, at that point, in the same direction, but remember, Roy Hamilton and...