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

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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...

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'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.

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 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 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...

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...

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

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

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.

Sometimes its controversy, but we all have our choices that we make.

Sometimes its controversy, but we all have our choices that we make.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

I should have my own publishing companies.

I should have my own publishing companies.

I want to be a soul singer.

I want to be a soul singer.

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...

Apollo Records signed me for my gospel ability.

Apollo Records signed me for my gospel ability.