38 Quotes by Curtis Mayfield

The hunt is on and brother you’re the prey.

Sisters, brothers and the whities, Blacks and the crackers, Police and their backers, They’re all political actors.

Don’t worry, if there is a hell below, we’re all going to go.

My art and my creativities were totally something that was of my own heart and mind. I could never let anybody dictate to me what I should write and how I would write it.

Reading the script, I started feeling very deeply bad for Freddie. Between his friends, his partners, and his woman, he was catching a hard time. 'Freddie's Dead' came to me immediately.

I was a very observant child. Almost anything could become a song to me.

My fights and arguments, even with God, went down on paper.

To talk about the '60s almost brings tears to my eyes. What we did. What we all did. We changed the world.

We weren't the Temptations, but when we came out onstage, the people always gave us a special respect because our songs were of an inspirational quality.