I've always loved War's Low Rider and Sly Stone's Thank You, and I just wanted to put my take on them.
Elton John's opinion turned the label's opinion around, all in a day.
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.
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.
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.
We were ready to launch Barry White, but the record company wouldn't put it out. Said it wouldn't sell.
