I think the idea is now for blacks to write about the history of our music. It's time for that, because whites have been doing it all the time. It's time for us to do it ourselves and tell it like it is. ↗
As Governor, I could think of only one way to unify our State that was made up of so many different climates, political beliefs and people, and that was our music. ↗
What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some people. They don't even listen to our music, they decided in advance that they don't like it. ↗
People in England were coming up to me, saying, My mother and father turned me on to your music. This happened to me 20 years ago. When I was 40 they were saying that. ↗
You are still lucky - you have a certain type of people who keep buying your music - but then you can get typecast and have to keep making that same music, and you can change only slightly. It's risky to bounce around and change your type of music. ↗