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.

The women used the music to get their men to relate to them better: "talk to me, tell me what's on your mind." Men used the music to get the girls in the mood to make love. So either way you had it, Barry White is the one artist who actually was in your bedroom with you at your most sacred, sensuous moment of your life.

Take it off, baby, take it all off. I want you the way you came into the world.

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

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.

Everyone to me has to pick a subject to talk about in music if you're going to be a writer.

Most families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and Darryl, we had to be twice as strong.