A biography for Roy Ayershasn’t been written yet.
“I'd definitely love to play in Nashville again. That would be really good.”
“What we call soul has been around a long time. It comes out of a particular culture that is African in origin, but influenced by 250 years of slavery, as well as other forms of racial oppression.”
“I don't like rap that you can't understand. The youth is so quick and alert.”
“I'm celebrating my 40th year in show business this year.”
“The majors, they have to control the distribution, the record outlets, the radio and, in some cases, even the venues. And downloading and pirating have also put pressure on the majors.”
“Most artists have contracts directly with the record company, and when they do music, all of their music is owned by the record company. But I did mine through a production company.”
“I think music all the time.”
“Having good health, being able to breathe and be happy, that's one of the most beautiful gifts. On top of that, I have the gift to play music and make people happy through that. I'm just telling you from my heart, I'm so in love with life.”
“I don't think I'm really so unique. If every black person looked at their life they would quickly discover that they have been influenced by every type of music prevalent in America.”
“You grow and learn a lot about the industry and what happens behind closed doors over the years.”
“Some people really trip on success or popularity. My friends would talk to me about that, about tripping on all this stuff, but you know what I tripped on? I started buying property.”
“I don't trip on that much. I just like to enjoy life and be happy.”