For me, I listened to a lot of female jazz artists. And of course, the Motown and Philly sounds, all that stuff… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
We tried to make music that had a very diverse collection of genres - jazz, pop, Latin, even the blues. We tried… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
Jazz has always been my first love. It has this timeless effect on me. It's pretty odd that I didn't become a… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
The first time I heard a professional jazz quartet practicing in a house down the street it was almost like an out-of-body… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
A lot of us have classical and jazz training, and it would be hard for us to work with a hip-hop artist… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
I do listen to more jazz and gospel than anything else, but my ears are still very much open and listening to… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
When we came up, groups and bands and performers were interested in being their own thing. They wanted to make sure that they had… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
Interestingly enough, I'm an earth sign, and my personality is pretty much in keeping with that, and Verdine is definitely a fire sign. And… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
I love the clothes, I love the discipline. It's all encompassing. You play golf for two hours and you feel like you went on… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
We all have things in which we look back and say, 'If I had a chance to do it all over again, I wouldn't… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
I call Earth, Wind & Fire my day job and my solo career my night gig. — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
I'm a strong believer in God. Always have been. I've always believed that he directed my path from the time I was a kid.… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
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… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
The seeds of Illumination's origin sprang from an idea lead singer Philip Bailey had of collaborating with new generation of soul artists for his… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
I can't lie: We have made some dogs over the years. Every album we did wasn't great, you know. — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
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… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
