Don Was
Don Was
Don Wasis an American musician, record producer and record executive. Primarily a bass player, Was led the 1980s funk rock band Was. In later years he produced songs and albums for a large number of popular recording artists. In 2012, he became president of jazz music label Blue Note Records...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth13 September 1952
CountryUnited States of America
truth
The truth is the truth is the truth. And as long as you tell the truth, you'll be okay in the end.
african civil history people taught
I think young people don't really know that much about the Civil Rights Movement and about the history of African Americans in this country. It's not taught enough in school.
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I do feel that Paula Deen should not have lost her job, and I've said this on the air. The marketplace should have decided. The marketplace decided something different. Her books are No. 1.
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Michael Jackson is an accidental civil rights leader - an accidental pioneer. He broke ground and barriers in so many different realms in artistry, in pictures, in movies, in music, you name it.
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I've never been very successful in a monogamous relationship, but I'm looking forward to the day when I can assume that responsibility.
opposed
I am seriously opposed to censorship of any sort.
hear music
I could hear and feel music going on in me, and I couldn't get it out. You can always depend on a guitar.
human
This is what I do for a living. It's not who I am as a human being.
either
I'm not qualified for anything else, so I would imagine I'd either be doing something larcenous or I would have already been caught.
life private success
I am stable when my private life is a success.
breathe enjoy mixed particular
I enjoy mixed audiences, not one particular group. Short, tall, scientists, Jews, gentiles, whatever, as long as they breathe and like to laugh.
father
I was 28 when my father died, and I was an only child.
funny
If something strikes me as funny, I'll put it in my performance.
call
I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one.