Solomon Burke

As you grow older, you learn to understand life a little better. ↗

— Solomon Burke

#grow #learn #life #little #older

But we didn't have the financial structure, like the right attorneys, the right managers, the right accountants, and we were going against the grain of what black entertainers is supposed to do. ↗

— Solomon Burke

#against #attorneys #black #entertainers #financial

I didn't do the marching down the streets, jumping in front of the lines and holding hands... that wasn't me. ↗

— Solomon Burke

#front #hands #holding #holding hands #i

I didn't need to borrow money from the record company, because if I had my own publishing company, and I had my own writers, I'd have enough to get and do whatever I wanted to do. ↗

— Solomon Burke

#borrow #company #enough #get #had

I didn't need to depend on the record company to publish my records. ↗

— Solomon Burke

#depend #i #need #publish #record

I don't need to make a fortune, I need to survive. ↗

— Solomon Burke

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I should have my own publishing companies. ↗

— Solomon Burke

#i #my own #own #publishing #should

I walked out of the Chinese restaurant with a fat check, a record deal, and a box of shrimp egg foo yung! ↗

— Solomon Burke

#check #chinese #deal #egg #fat

I want to be a soul singer. ↗

— Solomon Burke

#singer #soul #want

Apollo Records signed me for my gospel ability. ↗

— Solomon Burke

#apollo #gospel #me #records #signed