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The whole system of society tells you what to do.
Barry White
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Barry White
Age: 58 †
Born: 1944
Born: September 12
Died: 2003
Died: July 4
Actor
Bandleader
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Singer-Songwriter
Galveston
Texas
Barry Eugene Carter
Barry Eugene White
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There's a time when people give their words to each other it has to mean something. I'm a street cat. I've belonged in gangs and when you had a partner, you went down with your partner whether you won the fight or lost it. You went down together.
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I woke up one morning, went downstairs, said 'Good morning' to my mother and nearly scared both of us to death.'
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I went to jail at 16 for stealing tires off Cadillacs. When I got out I said, Never again.
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I'm never gonna quit, cause quitting' just ain't my schtick.
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When a man's making love, the last thing he thinks about is war.
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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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Been making love for hours and, baby, we're still going strong. Girl, this night is ours and I swear I feel it coming on. All I know is when we get through, I ain't going to be able to move.
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People are always looking for me to be a freak, weird.
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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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There's people making babies to my music. That's nice.
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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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Everyone to me has to pick a subject to talk about in music if you're going to be a writer.
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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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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 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 at a real daddy.
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I'm very happy with this new record. It's dealing with different aspects of love-it's me making a statement about people doing something with their lives. It is about caring for others.
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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 out of a coma and told the truth. I was innocent.
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Elton John's opinion turned the label's opinion around, all in a day.
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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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It's ecstasy when you're laying down next to me.
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