Edwin Starr Quotes

United States, Musician
January 21, 1942 – April, 2, 2003.

Edwin Starr (born Charles Edwin Hatcher; January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003) was an American singer and songwriter. Starr was famous for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War".

Also known as Singer, Songwriter

Well, nine times out of ten when you have 2 or 3 stars in a household you have an unfortunate amount of competition that's not necessarily a healthy competition.

Edwin Starr
- Competition
Unfortunately, I'm not one of those people who take pictures, you know, carry a camera. Because if I did I'd have stack's and stack's and stack's of different act's. I got a lot here - I know what I done.

Edwin Starr
- People
- Different
- Done

If you can make the family life and the music work together that's wonderful. If you can make it work.

Edwin Starr
- Life
- Work
- Music
I knew that I had a following here in England, and if I came over here maybe I could cultivate it, but I never dreamt it would be as great as it has been.

Edwin Starr
- Great
It's not like it used to be where everybody has a record company to belong to.

Edwin Starr
You can only be lucky if you have a place to record.

Edwin Starr
I do more work in Britain than I do anywhere else in the world.

Edwin Starr
- World
- Work
Which I would've done 'cause I volunteered for the draft which meant that I only had to do two years. But when the Cubans had missiles in the Canal and Kennedy made the extension, I was one of the ones who had enough time to be extended.

Edwin Starr
- Time
- Done

Most artists come in and out of the country, they stay may be 2 weeks - or a month max and then they leave.

Edwin Starr
- Country
- May
The record industry is a world within itself.

Edwin Starr
- World
And me, myself personally, in order for there to be any kind of longevity there's gotta be some history.

Edwin Starr
- History