We were ready to launch Barry White, but the record company wouldn't put it out. Said it wouldn't sell.
Disco deserved a better name, a beautiful name because it was a beautiful art form. It made the consumer beautiful. The consumer was the star.
The cops picked me up for attempted murder. I can still see the detectives, licking their chops. Thought they had me. Two weeks later, the cat came out of a coma and told the truth. I was innocent.
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.
Elton John's opinion turned the label's opinion around, all in a day.
I've always loved War's Low Rider and Sly Stone's Thank You, and I just wanted to put my take on them.
