“We've been called the soundtrack of people's lives. There have been lo...” — Maurice White Quote

We've been called the soundtrack of people's lives. There have been lots of downs, of course but mostly ups. That EW&F is still clicking at least twenty years on and has a life of its own, that the songs have stayed alive - we're like a good book that people go back to.

Most people can't see beauty and love. I see our music as medicine.

I started EWF because I had a vision, and music was playing in my head that I wanted to bring through. What I had in mind was exactly what Earth, Wind & Fire became.

I think the '70s was a much healthier period for music because people were more innovative and creative.

If you give a character room to breathe, they come alive.

We keep racism alive. We pass it on to our children. I think that is very sad.

I wanted to be the greatest woman guitarist alive. I had fantasies about being a female Jimi Hendrix.

I get bored very easily. I have a voracious appetite and I do not feel alive if I'm repeating something I'm good at. So I'm always looking for new challenges.

We literally had all 10 teams alive for a playoff position in the final week of the season. That outstanding balance and those close races created a major surge in attendance in the last month of the season.