All the time I was writing hit songs with my partner David Porter, I always had the yen to perform. Sure did. And when the opportunity came, I took it. The first album, 'Presenting Isaac Hayes,' didn't do so hot,… — Isaac Hayes Copy Share Image
A certain administration which I won't call by name took the arts out of the schools, and that left the brothers out on the… — Isaac Hayes Copy Share Image
Guys in slavery sang praises to the Lord to deliver them from bondage. — Isaac Hayes Copy Share Image
I love soul. But I love a tune that has some meat in it. Something I could hang my hat on. Because music is… — Isaac Hayes Copy Share Image
There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs… — Isaac Hayes Copy Share Image
Don't slip into the traps, and don't forget about your 'hood, the kids in the 'hood. Remember, you're disposable, so take advantage while you… — Isaac Hayes Copy Share Image
I was a pop freak. I love music. Of course, I knew soul because I grew up in it. Writing it and everything. I… — Isaac Hayes Copy Share Image
As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices. — Isaac Hayes Copy Share Image
I'd always loved strings. When I was in high school and saw strings playing on stage, an orchestra or a symphony, all those bows… — Isaac Hayes Copy Share Image
