Born on Could 13, 1950, Stevie Surprise arrived within the public consciousness as a precociously proficient, blind pre-teen with a exceptional facility on an array of musical devices. Within the mid-60s he turned a serious Motown hitmaker; by the beginning of the 70s he was able to shake off the corporate’s star system and create a number of the best albums soul and rock had ever seen, amongst them Songs In The Key Of Life, Speaking E book, and Fulfillingness’ First Finale. Alongside the way in which he wrote, produced, and performed on information by dozens of different artists, drawing awestruck admiration from the likes of Minnie Riperton, Paul McCartney, and Elton John. The proprietor of an excellent, wide-ranging creativeness, when Stevie spoke about something, he was listened to, and within the political enviornment, his affect was essential in bringing in regards to the US nationwide vacation of Martin Luther King Jr Day.
These 20 Stevie Surprise quotes supply a small pattern of his lovely thoughts, revealing his outlook on being Stevie Surprise, his wit, sensitivity, and love and concern for his fellow human beings.
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“It bothered me that my mother was crying all the time. She thought God might be punishing her for something… So I just told her I was happy to be blind and I think she felt better after that.”
2
“At 13 years old, you know you’re a big star. OK, fine, but I want to go and watch Huckleberry Hound.”
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“Everyone that was over 13 was my parent. Diana [Ross] was my momma. The Marvelettes were all my parents, The Contours… ‘You can’t have a candy bar now, you gotta study now, do this now.’”
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“Soul is being able to make a person so involved in a particular thing that they can cry about it or smile about it. It can be any kind of song, as long as you’re for real about it.”
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“I got a call from Smokey [Robinson] and he said, ʻI didn’t like your choice of material. I think it’s really ridiculous.’ I said, ʻI don’t give a uh what you think, or what anyone thinks!”
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“I never thought of being blind as a disadvantage, and I never thought of being Black as a disadvantage.”
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“As we are the United States, we must be the united people of the United States.”
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“Voting for Trump is like asking me to drive a car.”
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“I’ve flown a plane before. A Cessna or something, from Chicago to New York. Scared the hell out of everybody.”
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“I love gettin’ into just as much weird s__t as possible.”
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“My mind must be polygamous and my spirit married to many and my love belongs to all.”
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“When you realize nothing really belongs to you, you begin to appreciate having an understanding of just where your head is at, and you feel so much better.”
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“I’m not a normal man. Never have been.”
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“I get a certain feeling in my head when a person says red or blue, green, black, white, yellow, orange, purple. Purple is a crazy color to me.”
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“The Moog is a way to directly express what comes from your mind.”
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“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s teaching and works have led me and the world to give peace a chance.”
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“We must reassure the future of our youth, so they will never again have to experience the ugliness of racism, bigotry, or prejudice of any kind.”
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“I wish the women of the world would say, ʻListen, until you get out of your spirit of war and destruction, you can’t get no love.’”
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“It is always great when we don’t allow fear to put our dreams to sleep.”
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“You know, people are gonna have to wake up!”
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