[Add the hippie-rock-drugs atmosphere circa 1970, and you get Clinton's rechristened group Parliament, decked out in weird costumes, singing cosmic lyrics and laying down amazing funk lines - also lines of other kinds. One observer describes] Maggot Brain ... one of those guys with super technique that took a lot of acid and just went out from there. |
[Comedian Eddie Griffin plans to donate his fee from two Friday performances at the Delta Downs Race Track Casino & Hotel in Vinton, Louisiana, to relief efforts.] Performing so close to New Orleans (230 miles away), my first thought was, 'How could I not help these unfortunate people?' ... I ask everyone to reach into their pockets and do the same to help these people. |
Actually it broke my heart to hear that we were going to have to part ways, ... It's a business and they had to do what they had to do. |
He's been on vacation for a year and month. Captain Kirk never left the helm when the Enterprise was under attack. |
I think some teams shied away because of it, ... But Minnesota stuck with me and I was happy about that. |
In Europe, kids learn at least four languages before they're out of high school. But our education system is so underfunded, they go to school to buy heroin and an AK [-47 assault rifle]. |
It feels really good to get that off our back. Now we can just go play. |
It was awkward and embarrassing, but you have to go through things, ... I got through it and I'm happy it's over with and I can move forward and start playing. |
It was frustrating because I didn't do anything, ... I was at the wrong place at the wrong time, and he decided to punish me. I couldn't do anything about it. |
It's definitely a relief that it's over. It's been a long season for us, with ups and downs. But we're going to put it behind us now and we've got to try and be a better team. |
It's definitely a relief that it's over. It's been a long season with a lot of ups and downs. We just want to put it behind us. |
Makes no matter if I'm performing in a grocery store, you're always gonna get 150%. |
My cell phone fell off my lap. I was reaching for it in the back. |
That definitely went through my mind, ... The situation in Houston, I felt teams were going to shy away from me because of the stuff with me. |
They (fellow inmates) were there for me and helped me out when I was in there, ... But it was a bad experience. I don't want to go through that again. . . . I just wanted to do my time and get out of there. |