“We Were Self-Created” | Verdine White on Building Earth, Wind & Fire

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• TI

  @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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• BA

  @Backpackfiles · 4 months ago

  Born in 1971, five greatest bands of my childhood: Earth Wind &amp; 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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• BO

  @boydsings · 3 weeks ago

  He is so smoothe and completely different than I ever presumed.

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• LA

  @lanceflx63 · 4 months ago

  EWF is greatest band ever! My favorite group of all time!

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• CO

  @corarucker2554 · 1 month ago

  He is a legend. Love his humility. Thank you for this interview

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• JO

  @JohnLipscomb-t1y · 4 months ago

  Never heard Verdine speak in such length and detail, love EWF, thank you.

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• CH

  @charliecjjones · 4 months ago

  Always love listening to Verdine speak...truly a gem!!!

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• GA

  @gabbymommie2 · 4 months ago

  What a gem!! Love hearing from The Great Verdine White!

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• KC

  @kcameo1 · 4 months ago

  I am almost 55, Amsterdam, the Netherlands native and a Fire fan since i was 7. 1979&apos;s All &apos;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&amp;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. &nbsp;And thanks for this topnotch interview.

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• DA

  @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&apos;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&apos;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&apos;S AMAZING I STILL FEEL LIKE I&apos;M LIVING MY BEST LIFE STILL A CHILD AND I&apos;M A GRANDFATHER! PEACE!!!💜✌🏾🙏🏾

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• FA

  @fantomasfanto8469 · 4 months ago

  One thing a lot of earth wind &amp; fire fans don’t know, earth wind &amp; 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 &amp; 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 &amp; still handle all that comes with it. Maurice - you did amazing, you gave us a band to live forever. 😎

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• BA

  @barrybeckwith572 · 4 months ago

  The Year, 1971, I am in First grade, my teacher is playing this album &apos;The Need For Love,&apos; now mind you, I&apos;ve been singing since I could talk. When I heard &apos;I Think About Loving You,&apos; 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&apos;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&apos;s, among others,. I loved this podcast.

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