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.

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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 try to tell a story musically in a song.

I try to tell a story musically in a song.

No one could understand the bond between me and my brother. I struggled to understand...

No one could understand the bond between me and my brother. I struggled to understand...

I'm very happy with this new record. It's dealing with different aspects of love-it's me...

I'm very happy with this new record. It's dealing with different aspects of love-it's me...

Elton John's opinion turned the label's opinion around, all in a day.

Elton John's opinion turned the label's opinion around, all in a day.

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...

One preacher turned me on, another turned me off.

One preacher turned me on, another turned me off.

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

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

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....

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...

As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a...

As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a...

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....