Jeffrey Osborne

“Being the youngest of 12, I always had to wait my turn in line to play my records.”

“I used to do Christmas tours every year.”

“The only real satisfaction is live performances. That's when you can actually get some feedback from what you're doing. You get that artist-to-audience chemistry. I love it!”

“When young people hear auto-tune, they think that's real R&B. You have to get rid of all of the gimmicks.”

“I think I was affected quite a bit by musical and creative influences that go all the way back to my childhood.”

“Everyone in the group sang when I joined them. That was one of the problems with L.T.D.: there was no focal point. It took until 1976, or about six or seven years, before I was put into the spotlight as a vocalist. That's when I recorded 'Love Ballad,' and it became a hit for the group.”

“My first job was with The O'Jays playing drums.”

“I grew up in a jazz household. They made me listen to jazz before I could hear my Motown.”

“A protest is supposed to be public. How can you do it if you don't do it in front of an audience?”