Quotes from Barry White

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.

I woke up one morning, went downstairs, said 'Good morning' to my mother and nearly scared both of us to death.'

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

All I had was the will and the love for music. I couldn't read music or write it. No connections, no car, no money, no bankroll, no clothes, no nothing.

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 longer than I expected.

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.

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.

We are all gods, all forces of nature. We can destroy, we can build. We are like oceans and like fires.

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

When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy.

You're the first, the last, and my everything and the answer to all my dreams. You're my sun, my moon, my guiding star, my kind of wonderful, that's what you are

People are always looking for me to be a freak, weird.

The whole system of society tells you what to do.

When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy.

The whole system of society tells you what to do.

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.

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

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

As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a time I believed every word spoken.

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.

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.

We were ready to launch Barry White, but the record company wouldn't put it out. Said it wouldn't sell.

I went to jail at 16 for stealing tires off Cadillacs. When I got out I said, Never again.

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.