“We Were Self-Created” | Verdine White on Building Earth, Wind & Fire
68K views · Apr 29, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@TILpodcast · 4 months ago (edited) · pinned
Thank you all for watching! Verdine was a joy to sit with. Make sure you like and subscribe for more!
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@Backpackfiles · 4 months ago
Born in 1971, five greatest bands of my childhood: Earth Wind & Fire, Funkadelic, the Ohio Players, Rufus, and the Isley Brothers.<br>Nothing but love for the others... But these are mine.
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@boydsings · 3 weeks ago
He is so smoothe and completely different than I ever presumed.
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@lanceflx63 · 4 months ago
EWF is greatest band ever! My favorite group of all time!
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@corarucker2554 · 1 month ago
He is a legend. Love his humility. Thank you for this interview
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@JohnLipscomb-t1y · 4 months ago
Never heard Verdine speak in such length and detail, love EWF, thank you.
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@charliecjjones · 4 months ago
Always love listening to Verdine speak...truly a gem!!!
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@gabbymommie2 · 4 months ago
What a gem!! Love hearing from The Great Verdine White!
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@kcameo1 · 4 months ago
I am almost 55, Amsterdam, the Netherlands native and a Fire fan since i was 7. 1979's All 'n All showed me the way into the spiritual, uplifting, funky ways of a band that in those 48 years has pulled me through hardships, sorrows and anything life threw on me. I feel deeply connected to the music that Genius Maurice, Verdine, All, Philip, Roland, Ralph and all the other members created and I am deeply, deeply gratefull for them making every moment I listen to E,W&F a glorious happy experience.<br>Now, I pass the torch on to my children, playing Fire (amongst others ofc) at the diner table, hoping they will reconize the greatness. And I have to hold a tear when they pick up on the lyrics and sing along.<br>Thank you for your sincere openess Mr Verdine. And thanks for this topnotch interview.
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@dannyadams4603 · 4 months ago
EARTH, WIND AND FIRE WAS NOT JUST A BAND WITH TOP NOTCH SINGERS, THEY WERE A CULTURAL MOVEMENT!!! I WAS BORN IN THE 60's IN THE SOUTH SUBURBS! 1975 WAS MY FIRST EARTH WIND AND FIRE CONCERT AND I WAS MESMERIZED! LAST YEAR IN LAS VEGAS AT VENETIAN WAS MY LAST EWF CONCERT MY 50th ANNIVERSARY OF GOING TO SEE THEM AND I'M STILL MESMERIZED!! THIS YEAR IN LAS VEGAS WILL BE MY NEXT EWF CONCERT. THEY HAVE A RESIDENCY THERE! LAST YEAR 2 HOURS OF THEIR FULL CATALOG! IT'S AMAZING I STILL FEEL LIKE I'M LIVING MY BEST LIFE STILL A CHILD AND I'M A GRANDFATHER! PEACE!!!💜✌🏾🙏🏾
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@fantomasfanto8469 · 4 months ago
One thing a lot of earth wind & fire fans don’t know, earth wind & fire was transformed through transcendental meditation. 😳Which is one of the reasons this band didn’t crash n burn. He’d have all the core band members leading into exercises . Maurice would use that energy & channel it into the music. His philosophy was how does having a clear mind, clear body alchemize your work? Thus EWF were able to become superstars of music world & still handle all that comes with it. Maurice - you did amazing, you gave us a band to live forever. 😎
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@barrybeckwith572 · 4 months ago
The Year, 1971, I am in First grade, my teacher is playing this album 'The Need For Love,' now mind you, I've been singing since I could talk. When I heard 'I Think About Loving You,' I was glued to the record player. The Music, The harmonies, took my young mind somewhere. My mother was an avid music lover, and, collector. When I got home from school that day, I looked thru the album collection and there it was. I told my mom we listened to that album today during music time, and, I told her what my favorite song was. I have an extensive record collection, (that I inherited from my mom), plus a 5tb external hard drive. EWF, has been the soundtrack of my childhood, and my formative years. I've seen them at least 15 times. There are bands that shape your life, for life, EWF, Slave, ConFunkShun, The Isley Brothers, Cameo, The Ohio Players, Heatwave, Parliament, James Brown/The JB's, among others,. I loved this podcast.
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