Edwin Starr

(1942–2003) Singer United States

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Edwin Starr was a singer from the United States, best known for Practical Refrigerating Engineers' Pocketbook.

Quick Facts About Edwin Starr

Born: January 21, 1942
Died: April 2, 2003
Nationality: United States
Profession: Singer
Notable works: Practical Refrigerating Engineers' Pocketbook

About Edwin Starr

Charles Edwin Hatcher, known by his stage name Edwin Starr, was an American singer and songwriter. He is best remembered for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number-one hit "War".

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Edwin Starr

I do more work in Britain than I do anywhere else in the world.

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Britain

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War can't give life, it can only take it away.

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Giving

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If you can make the family life and the music work together that's wonderful. If you can make it work.

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Family

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War, what's it good for? Absolutely nothing. Say it again.

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Absolutely nothing

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Most artists come in and out of the country, they stay may be 2 weeks - or a month max and then…

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Art

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You can only be lucky if you have a place to record.

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Lucky

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War is the enemy of all mankind.

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Enemy

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Well, nine times out of ten when you have 2 or 3 stars in a household you have an unfortunate amount of…

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Amount

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It's not like it used to be where everybody has a record company to belong to.

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Business

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Which I would've done 'cause I volunteered for the draft which meant that I only had to do two years. But when…

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Canal

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I knew that I had a following here in England, and if I came over here maybe I could cultivate it, but…

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England

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The record industry is a world within itself.

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Industry

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And me, myself personally, in order for there to be any kind of longevity there's gotta be some history.

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History

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Unfortunately, I'm not one of those people who take pictures, you know, carry a camera. Because if I did I'd have stack's…

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Cameras

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