October 23, 2003

Al Green on Gospel vs. Soul

(Filed under: Artistry)

"Am I gonna hear about it? Hell, yes! See, I'm a real preacher. ... For a long time, people would say, 'You can't sing "Love and Happiness" because that's not a gospel song.' And then I started to think, 'What's the second verse of "Love and Happiness"?' [Singing] 'Be good to me, and I'll be good to you/We'll be together to see each other walk away with victory.' Now, if we don't wanna see each other walk away with victory, something must be wrong."

-Legendary soul-singer-turned-preacher, Al Green, on whether or not he'll get flack for straying from gospel music on his mainstream release, I Can't Stop. (Source: RollingStone, October 22, 2003)

Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 4:12 PM

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