As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a time I believed every word spoken.

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One preacher turned me on, another turned me off.

One preacher turned me on, another turned me off.

Disco deserved a better name, a beautiful name because it was a beautiful art form....

Disco deserved a better name, a beautiful name because it was a beautiful art form....

I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.

I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.

In my day, we didn't have the cocaine, so we went out and knocked somebody...

In my day, we didn't have the cocaine, so we went out and knocked somebody...

I quit high school on my birthday. It was my senior year and I didn't...

I quit high school on my birthday. It was my senior year and I didn't...

People are always looking for me to be a freak, weird.

People are always looking for me to be a freak, weird.

When I commit, I commit with my whole heart, my whole being. I know the...

When I commit, I commit with my whole heart, my whole being. I know the...

Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.

Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.

I've always loved War's Low Rider and Sly Stone's Thank You, and I just wanted...

I've always loved War's Low Rider and Sly Stone's Thank You, and I just wanted...

I don't know if it's my music, my lyrics, my sound, and knowing the music...

I don't know if it's my music, my lyrics, my sound, and knowing the music...

We forget that this music, music made by my brothers and sisters, is still a...

We forget that this music, music made by my brothers and sisters, is still a...

I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didn't. I decided...

I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didn't. I decided...

I went to jail at 16 for stealing tires off Cadillacs. When I got out...

I went to jail at 16 for stealing tires off Cadillacs. When I got out...

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

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

When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't...

When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't...

We were ready to launch Barry White, but the record company wouldn't put it out....

We were ready to launch Barry White, but the record company wouldn't put it out....

The cops picked me up for attempted murder. I can still see the detectives, licking...

The cops picked me up for attempted murder. I can still see the detectives, licking...

The whole system of society tells you what to do.

The whole system of society tells you what to do.

I try to tell a story musically in a song.

I try to tell a story musically in a song.

Most families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and Darryl, we...

Most families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and Darryl, we...