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
school musical trying
I always felt a love for music, but I never got my nerve up enough to try a musical instrument in school.
racism chicago grew
I was never exposed to a great deal of racism, but the Chicago I grew up in was very, very segregated.
white forever hip-hop
There was no match for Barry White. His music is just going to live forever. It's not limited to disco or soul or hip-hop or anything.
years soul legacy
The 'Soul Train' legacy and brand are of the utmost importance to me and to 'Soul Train's' millions of fans. After years of offers, I feel the time is now finally right to pass the torch.
matter pleasure soul-train
It's always a pleasure to find something that matters.
persons
I'm the most unracist person around.
unique want position
I'm in a unique position - I can do what I want.
accomplished feels
I'm not the most accomplished of writers out there, but I feel that I quite effective all the same.
passion artist enthusiasm
Exaggerated passion combined with enthusiasm has the ingredients to make a prolific artist.
beauty beautiful trying
I remember trying not to disrupt everyone else in the room, fumbling around trying to figure out how to use the medium with a beautiful model disrobed in front of me...
marketing language cynicism
It is part of the business of marketing to muddy the distinction between altruism and cynicism.
ecosystems trying
Trying to save ecosystems has more to do with changing egosystems.
empowerment tools attention
The Net is the ultimate empowerment tool. You have the right to express your opinion to a global audience, but everyone has the right not to pay any attention to it.
careers years retiring
I can honestly say that retiring will put years on his career.