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23 quotes by Barry White

Barry White (born Barry Eugene Carter; (1944-09-12)September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003(2003-07-04)), was an American composer and singer-songwriter. A 3-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass-baritone voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring soul, funk, and disco songs such as his two biggest hits, "You're the First, the...
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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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When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy.

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I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didn't. I decided that whatever trip I was on, they were going with me. You're looking... →

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

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Disco deserved a better name, a beautiful name because it was a beautiful art form. It made the consumer beautiful. The consumer was the star.

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

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When I commit, I commit with my whole heart, my whole being. I know the Bible like the back of my hand.

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We forget that this music, music made by my brothers and sisters, is still a baby. It's just beginning. When I think of the possibilities, it... →

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I've always loved War's Low Rider and Sly Stone's Thank You, and I just wanted to put my take on them.

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The cops picked me up for attempted murder. I can still see the detectives, licking their chops. Thought they had me. Two weeks later, the cat came... →

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Most families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and Darryl, we had to be twice as strong.

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I don't know if it's my music, my lyrics, my sound, and knowing the music business the way I do-all I can say is, my career has lasted way... →

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One preacher turned me on, another turned me off.

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