WTF: read Maurice White’s biography. He studied drumming for decades. Lived & breathed lyrics. Worked for record labels as a house musician. Got recruited by jazz legends. His body gave out

The problem with most music dissection from the beginning is that much of it is built on racist premises: Black sexuality in music is raunchier than its White counterparts (Tina Turner, Jimi Hendrix); Black musicianship is less technically proficient (every blues musician ever); prodigious Black talent didn’t get that way until some intersection with White music (Prince). In short, Black music may be a lot of wonderful things, but it’s never as intellectually considered…
Don’t Talk to Me About Racism if You Don’t Know Earth, Wind & Fire’s Catalog
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WTF: read Maurice White’s biography. He studied drumming for decades. Lived & breathed lyrics. Worked for record labels as a house musician. Got recruited by jazz legends. His body gave out — not his musicianship. He was beyond legend.
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