Peabo Bryson quotes:

Music should probably provide answers in terms of lyrical content, and giving people a sense of togetherness and oneness, as opposed to being alone in their thoughts and dilemmas or regrets or happiness or whatever.

There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was.

I adore being with Roberta. I adore being in her spiritual light. I adore being close to her talent and gifts.

Every significant event that takes place in our lives is set to some kind of music.

If you think about it, Aretha did basically the same things that I do.

In the last couple of years I've been picking up my guitar again.

But my attitude about it is I have miles to go before I sleep.

Life is too short to harbor any hostilities towards anybody.

The line between greatness and obscurity is very, very small.

I have to choose songs that represent my personality.

If you think about it, everything we do in life is set to some kind of music.

Trends don't mean very much.

I'm having fun just being a musician as well as an artist at this point.

I mean, on the food chain, do instruments really rate? I don't think so.

For me, the other thing is not just a strong sense of spirituality.

I never want to fake it. That's my whole thing.

I'd sing with Roberta Flack in a taxi if you called up and said she'd be in it.

If you have a Stradivarius and nobody to play it, it's just a Stradivarius. Or is it even that? It's nothing.

I'm not angry at anyone.

I think you create your own hipness.