Barry White
Barry White
Barry Whitewas an American composer and singer-songwriter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth12 September 1944
CityGalveston, TX
CountryUnited States of America
jail cadillacs tire
I went to jail at 16 for stealing tires off Cadillacs. When I got out I said, Never again.
baby travel real
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.
kids giving today
In my day, we didn't have the cocaine, so we went out and knocked somebody over the head and took the money. But today, all this cocaine and crack, it doesn't give kids a chance.
mother morning scared
I woke up one morning, went downstairs, said 'Good morning' to my mother and nearly scared both of us to death.'
strong mama streets
Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.
knowledge-wisdom
I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.
boys america
As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a time I believed every word spoken.
song trying stories
I try to tell a story musically in a song.
preacher
One preacher turned me on, another turned me off.
writing fool boring
I never learned to read or write music. Never wanted to fool with scales. That was boring, forced. The music I heard was free - flowing.
baby brother thinking
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 makes me smile.
birthday senior school
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.
leave-me-alone fine leaving-me
Leave me alone. I'm fine.
pimp mind clubs
I didn't mind working in the clubs, but I resented it being a club where pimps hang out. Because the music that I create is of a higher intellect than that. It not only encompasses pimps, but whores, ballplayers, executives... everybody.