Philip Bailey Professions : Singer-songwriter Born : May 8, 1951 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Philip Bailey The seeds of Illumination's origin sprang from an idea lead singer Philip Bailey had of collaborating with new generation of soul artists for his next solo album. The idea of illumination is vibrant and positive. Earth Wind Fire collaborating with the new soul movement made sense because the thrust of their music is still about playing instruments and utilizing vintage sounds, only in today's setting. Philip Bailey artist soul earth Nelson Mandela set his course a long time ago, and in word and deed, years of determination, sacrifice, and faith--he set a new standard in the likes of Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and Martin Luther King, Jr. --changing the world and all of us for the better. I was one of those regular citizens watching when he made his first trip here after being released from prison. Amazing memories. I regret that I never met him in person. May he rest in peace Philip Bailey determination mother memories In the beginning, me and my bandmates just did stuff on our own - we had smoke bombs, we'd dress as crazy and as weird as we possibly could, just to give ourselves a different ambience. But when we started making money, of course, the ideas started getting bigger. We were big fans of Broadway; we were like, "Man, when you go see a Broadway show, you just get pulled right out of reality; you're into their world for a two-hour period. It would be nice if we could do that onstage with a music concert". Philip Bailey crazy nice reality Being joyful and positive was the whole objective of our group. Our goal was to reach all the people and to keep a universal atmosphere -- to create positive energy, all of our songs had that positive energy. To create uplifting music was the objective. Philip Bailey top-news Similar Authors Bill Anderson singer-songwriter Bill Kaulitz singer-songwriter Bob Whitlock singer-songwriter Bob Weir singer-songwriter Brent Smith singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie singer-songwriter All Authors