I was never exposed to a great deal of racism, but the Chicago I grew up in was very, very segregated. If I went four blocks from my house, I was in a bad neighborhood where I might get my…

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I went crazy. I was sending angry letters to every newspaper editorial board in the...

I went crazy. I was sending angry letters to every newspaper editorial board in the...

We got another sound comin' out of Philly that's a sure 'nough dilly.

We got another sound comin' out of Philly that's a sure 'nough dilly.

I had a burning desire to see black people presented on television in a positive...

I had a burning desire to see black people presented on television in a positive...

Whats funny is I really thought I would be handicapped in Los Angeles because the...

Whats funny is I really thought I would be handicapped in Los Angeles because the...

I dont know anybody who can define it. Its like trying to define hip-hop. You...

I dont know anybody who can define it. Its like trying to define hip-hop. You...

I always felt a love for music, but I never got my nerve up enough...

I always felt a love for music, but I never got my nerve up enough...

We just seem to be surrounded on this anniversary show by all of our personal...

We just seem to be surrounded on this anniversary show by all of our personal...

She is and always will be the first lady of soul. Theres nobody who ever...

She is and always will be the first lady of soul. Theres nobody who ever...

In my neighborhood, it was all jazz for a while. Then we grew up into...

In my neighborhood, it was all jazz for a while. Then we grew up into...

I've been accused of not being up on hip-hop or not being a fan of...

I've been accused of not being up on hip-hop or not being a fan of...

I'm trying to use euphemisms here, trying to avoid saying there was no television for...

I'm trying to use euphemisms here, trying to avoid saying there was no television for...

Somebody had to come along and do the format better than we were doing; that...

Somebody had to come along and do the format better than we were doing; that...

Stevie Wonder is the epitome of soul.

Stevie Wonder is the epitome of soul.

A guy like me cant be doing 'love, peace and soul!' shtick for the rest...

A guy like me cant be doing 'love, peace and soul!' shtick for the rest...

There were individuals at the time who were on the proverbial wish list, and before...

There were individuals at the time who were on the proverbial wish list, and before...

We can't make it important to anybody else. Some of the audience we serve doesn't...

We can't make it important to anybody else. Some of the audience we serve doesn't...

It's always a pleasure to find something that matters.

It's always a pleasure to find something that matters.

I saw the general-market world, the white world. I felt that it was my mission...

I saw the general-market world, the white world. I felt that it was my mission...

You can bet your last money, it's gonna be a stone gas, honey!

You can bet your last money, it's gonna be a stone gas, honey!

I figured as long as the music stayed hot and important and good, that there...

I figured as long as the music stayed hot and important and good, that there...