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Philip Bailey

Profession : Singer

Birth : May 8, 1951

Being a musician was not my choice; it was really a God-ordained thing, so I'm still passionately chasing after the pursuit of that whole journey and musical expression and discovery.

Philip Bailey

Everything repeats itself. There ain't but so many notes on the scale, there ain't but so many chord changes, for real, and there ain't but so many beats. So things come back to you a different way. Don't matter what they call it.

Philip Bailey

People want to dance, and they need something to dance to.

Philip Bailey

If you get the basics right, you can freshen things up, you don't want to just regurgitate the past. But we gotta stay true to our historic selves.

Philip Bailey

Rhythm, melody, message, that's what matters. Our main concern coming out of the gate is to make sure those foundations are strong, the songs are speaking to us. Everything else, horns and strings, is sweetening.

Philip Bailey

I really like electronic stuff. I was enamored with that whole genre of music.

Philip Bailey

It wasn't an instant success. It wasn't like I got into Earth, Wind & Fire and we stopped eating oatmeal and McDonald's. But it was definitely a clear path on the right direction to be my own man.

Philip Bailey

Well, for Earth, Wind & Fire, we would often say that the band was more dynamic live than on record.

Philip Bailey

As young musicians, we cut our teeth on doing gigs at clubs and functions and colleges. That was really the proving ground for young musicians, learning songs, doing covers of different songs that were popular, learning different genres of music.

Philip Bailey

Christian songs are more my personal testimony. I don't say things I don't believe in on secular records, but I am going for the hit record.

Philip Bailey

Because I'm a Christian, when I write things are going to have a certain flavor. When you're writing songs you try to be careful. You make sure there are no conflicts with what you believe, especially when you've been real vocal about being a Christian.

Philip Bailey

Many times, periods of struggle are more blessed times.

Philip Bailey

It's important to refresh the way of thinking and doing things musically. You can get so stuck in what you've done in the past that you can't move on into the future.

Philip Bailey

We're very privileged to collaborate with people to keep ourselves fresh and it gives us a shot in the arm to do things a different way.

Philip Bailey

I can't lie: We have made some dogs over the years. Every album we did wasn't great, you know.

Philip Bailey

For me, it's always been about doing different things... If you're still jazzed about the possibilities, the chances of you coming up with stuff that has flavor is more conceivable. It keeps you going. Like working with the younger artists. It reminded us of who we are. Sometimes you need that.

Philip Bailey

I'm real meticulous.

Philip Bailey

We try to do music with a conscience. We'd never look back and say, 'We are embarrassed or ashamed.' It paid off for us.

Philip Bailey

We hope we've been inspiring.

Philip Bailey