El DeBarge Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“RZA is one of the most unique individuals and rap artists that I have worked with.”

“The devil is busy and trying to distort and adulterate the things that are the pure essence of God.”

“When I write songs, when I sing songs, I don't have anybody in mind. I'm just trying to express what I think people are feeling.”

“I hit rock bottom before I even went there. Actually, prison was the rescue mission that God had put on me. He sent out his angels to rescue me. In prison, he protected me the whole time I was in there, and it was just for me to get my will power back, to get my strength back, get my focus together.”

“The way you can be careful of the catastrophe that success can bring is by paying attention to something else that comes along with success - responsibility.”

“There's a certain missing feeling, a void out there that I'm more than happy to fill. Without criticizing what's out there now, I'm just going to do El DeBarge.”

“There's a little bit of gospel in everything I do. But I don't know if I will ever do a gospel album. There's a big universe out here, and I don't want to just sing to the church. I want to sing to the world and bring them a message of love. I love going to church and singing gospel songs, but right now there's a message that the world needs.”

“When I think about that first DeBarge album, I remember being so green... just pristine. Nothing mattered to me but writing songs. I remember staying locked up in a room with my piano and just singing and writing songs all day long. I remember being a perfectionist about it... wanting to change this and fix that.”