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

We are all gods, all forces of nature. We can destroy, we can build. We are like oceans and like fires.

Leave me alone. I'm fine.

I quit high school on my birthday. It was my senior year and I didn't see the point. This was 1962, and I was ready to make music.

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.

Blacks own so little of the music business, it's pathetic. But I see that changing soon. Black artists, black businessmen and women will unite.