Barry White, born September 12, 1944, in Galveston, Texas, was a prominent American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer renowned for his deep, velvety voice and romantic ballads. Rising to fame in the 1970s, White became an influential figure in R&B and soul music. Hits like “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe” and “You’re the First, the Last, My Everything” showcased his smooth vocals and lush orchestration. He won multiple Grammy Awards and gained widespread acclaim for his contributions to music. White’s baritone voice and sensual lyrics made him an icon of love and romance. Additionally, he worked as a producer, leaving a significant imprint on the music industry. Despite his passing on July 4, 2003, Barry White’s timeless music remains cherished and continues to captivate audiences globally.
Barry White Quotes
1. “You’re the first, the last, and my everything and the answer to all my dreams. You’re my sun, my moon, my guiding star, my kind of wonderful, that’s what you are.”
— Barry White
2. “There’s people making babies to my music. That’s nice.”
— Barry White
3. “I’m never gonna quit, cause quitting’ just ain’t my schtick.”
— Barry White
4. “Take it off, baby, take it all off. I want you the way you came into the world.”
— Barry White
5. “We are all gods, all forces of nature. We can destroy, we can build. We are like oceans and like fires.”
— Barry White
6. “All I had was the will and the love for music. I couldn’t read music or write it. No connections, no car, no money, no bankroll, no clothes, no nothing.”
— Barry White
7. “I’m so thankful that your mine, your sweetness is my weakness.”
— Barry White
8. “I’ll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.”
— Barry White
9. “When a man’s making love, the last thing he thinks about is war.”
— Barry White
10. “When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn’t swallow the hypocrisy.”
— Barry White
11. “It’s ecstasy when you’re laying down next to me.”
— Barry White
12. “I try to tell a story musically in a song.”
— Barry White
13. “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.”
— Barry White
14. “When I commit, I commit with my whole heart, my whole being. I know the Bible like the back of my hand.”
— Barry White
15. “I never learned to read or write music. Never wanted to fool with scales. That was boring, forced. The music I heard was free – flowing.”
— Barry White
16. “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.”
— Barry White
17. “Been making love for hours and, baby, we’re still going strong. Girl, this night is ours and I swear I feel it coming on. All I know is when we get through, I ain’t going to be able to move.”
— Barry White
18. “In my day, we didn’t have the cocaine, so we went out and knocked somebody over the head and took the money. But today, all this cocaine and crack, it doesn’t give kids a chance.”
— Barry White
19. “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.”
— Barry White
20. “Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.”
— Barry White
21. “Most families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and Darryl, we had to be twice as strong.”
— Barry White
22. “As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a time I believed every word spoken.”
— Barry White
23. “There’s a time when people give their words to each other it has to mean something. I’m a street cat. I’ve belonged in gangs and when you had a partner, you went down with your partner whether you won the fight or lost it. You went down together.”
— Barry White
24. “People are always looking for me to be a freak, weird.”
— Barry White
25. “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.”
— Barry White
26. “I’m very happy with this new record. It’s dealing with different aspects of love-it’s me making a statement about people doing something with their lives. It is about caring for others.”
— Barry White
27. “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.”
— Barry White
28. “No one could understand the bond between me and my brother. I struggled to understand the forces that drove his soul in one direction and mine in another.”
— Barry White
29. “I woke up one morning, went downstairs, said ‘Good morning’ to my mother and nearly scared both of us to death.”
— Barry White
30. “I went to jail at 16 for stealing tires off Cadillacs. When I got out I said, Never again.”
— Barry White
31. “Leave me alone. I’m fine.”
— Barry White
32. “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.”
— Barry White
33. “I didn’t mind working in the clubs, but I resented it being a club where pimps hang out. Because the music that I create is of a higher intellect than that. It not only encompasses pimps, but whores, ballplayers, executives… everybody.”
— Barry White
34. “The whole system of society tells you what to do.”
— Barry White
35. “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.”
— Barry White
36. “We forget that this music, music made by my brothers and sisters, is still a baby. It’s just beginning. When I think of the possibilities, it makes me smile.”
— Barry White
37. “I woke up when I was 14 and went to speak to my mother and scared us both to death.”
— Barry White
38. “Elton John’s opinion turned the label’s opinion around, all in a day.”
— Barry White
39. “One preacher turned me on, another turned me off.”
— Barry White
40. “Everyone to me has to pick a subject to talk about in music if you’re going to be a writer.”
— Barry White
41. “I’ve always loved War’s Low Rider and Sly Stone’s Thank You, and I just wanted to put my take on them.”
— Barry White
42. “If you were a young kid, 19, 20 years old who has two children and a third one on the way and refuses to leave them. A kid who was on welfare, because he refused to steal anybody’s property or take anybody’s money. You found life a lot tougher.”
— Barry Whites
