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> [Many times, periods of struggle are more blessed times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-bailey/many-times-periods-of-struggle-are-more-blessed-times/)

[Philip Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-bailey/)

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## More by Philip Bailey

> [When we came up, groups and bands and performers were interested in being their own thing. They wanted to make sure that they had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-bailey/when-we-came-up-groups-and-bands-and-performers-were-interested-in/)

[Philip Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-bailey/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-bailey/interestingly-enough-i-m-an-earth-sign-and-my-personality-is-pretty/)

[Philip Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-bailey/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-bailey/i-love-the-clothes-i-love-the-discipline-it-s-all-encompassing-you/)

[Philip Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-bailey/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-bailey/we-all-have-things-in-which-we-look-back-and-say-if-i-had-a-chance-to/)

[Philip Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-bailey/)

> [I call Earth, Wind & Fire my day job and my solo career my night gig.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-bailey/i-call-earth-wind-fire-my-day-job-and-my-solo-career-my-night-gig/)

[Philip Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-bailey/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-bailey/i-m-a-strong-believer-in-god-always-have-been-i-ve-always-believed/)

[Philip Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-bailey/)

> [We weren't that big fans of Disco.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-bailey/we-weren-t-that-big-fans-of-disco/)

[Philip Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-bailey/if-you-get-the-basics-right-you-can-freshen-things-up-you-don-t-want/)

[Philip Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-bailey/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-bailey/the-seeds-of-illumination-s-origin-sprang-from-an-idea-lead-singer/)

[Philip Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-bailey/)

> [I can't lie: We have made some dogs over the years. Every album we did wasn't great, you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-bailey/i-can-t-lie-we-have-made-some-dogs-over-the-years-every-album-we-did/)

[Philip Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-bailey/for-me-it-s-always-been-about-doing-different-things-if-you-re-still/)

[Philip Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-bailey/)

> [Many times, periods of struggle are more blessed times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-bailey/many-times-periods-of-struggle-are-more-blessed-times/)

[Philip Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-bailey/)

> [I don't want to give up pop music. It's how I earn my living. I've got a family to take care of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-bailey/i-don-t-want-to-give-up-pop-music-it-s-how-i-earn-my-living-i-ve-got/)

[Philip Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-bailey/)

> [For me, I listened to a lot of female jazz artists. And of course, the Motown and Philly sounds, all that stuff was very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-bailey/for-me-i-listened-to-a-lot-of-female-jazz-artists-and-of-course-the/)

[Philip Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-bailey/)

> [God had always been beckoning me. Early on as a kid, I just felt a strange and close connection with the Divine and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-bailey/god-had-always-been-beckoning-me-early-on-as-a-kid-i-just-felt-a/)

[Philip Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-bailey/)

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