Post by Admin on Jul 14, 2014 17:32:53 GMT -4
SOUL MAGAZINE :
On one of his pet peeves:
“When show business personalities get a certain amount of fame and think they’re exalted and higher than other people, I feel that’s very wrong. They shouldn’t take that kind of attitude, because it’s ignorant. I’ve watched some people go through those kind of changes and I ask myself what makes them get that way. What makes them think their blood is any richer than anybody else’s? But I never talk to them about it. It just happens. Those people just seem to be hard-headed.”
On what he looks for in a friend:
“Good humor. Humility. And kindness. That’s very important. There are only certain people we let come past our gate. It depends on what kind of human being the person is. Who you let inside your house is very important.”
On aiding disadvantaged children:
“There are so many children all over the world who die from hunger. I’ve seen them myself in Manila and India. The poverty is really incredible. So, to bring a child into your home and take care of it is saving a life. And life is important.”
On the ideal wife:
“I would like for her to be nice and kind. That’s important.”
EBONY JR MAGAZINE :
On traveling, going places and the people of different cultures:
“I always wanted to see the places that I had read about – places like France, Africa, England. I remember the palm trees in Los Angeles. When we moved there, from Gary, my brothers and I had never seen a real palm tree before, only on television. I enjoy visiting lots of places like Buckingham Palace, because I can write reports about them. But wherever I travel, whether it’s Chicago, Mexico City or Manilla, I love meeting the children. Really, they are no different from kids in United States. I remember when we performed in Tokyo, Japan. The kids couldn’t understand our language, but they certainly understood our music.”
“We were visiting in the land of thrilla-in-Manilla. Muhammad Ali fought there and he told us that it was a beautiful city with lots of friendly people. That was true, but on our first day, we had a real thrill. The city was struck by an earthquake! I headed right for the door when the concert hall started shaking. But since Los Angeles has earthquakes too, I wasn’t really that afraid. [...] The world is real (sic) big. Big and very different. I can’t say where I liked it best, but I am happy to have seen so much of it by now.”
VALLEY NEWS MAGAZINE :
On ego:
“I don’t see how a person can get big-headed. Ever since I can remember I was told, “Don’t get a big head, don’t get a big head”. I don’t see how a person can think they’re better than somebody else just because they have a certain job. If I was king, I wouldn’t think I was better than other people, because they made me king. What is the king without the people? What am I without the fans? I’d still be me, but not where I am today.”
On his favorite song and poem themes:
“I write when I want to get a message across. I don’t like simple stories and I get tired of love songs all the time. I like different things. I like to write about a tree or a dog or a horse. […]”
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