I jumped off the wheel of fortune because I wanted to simplify things. Now I’ve fulfilled my obligations to myself by making my new record. I’d like it to sell millions of copies, but my self – worth is not based on chart positions. – Roland Gift
Our managers hadn’t had that kind of success – the record company hadn’t, we hadn’t – and the feeling was that the next record had to be even bigger, and if it wasn’t it would be some kind of failure. – Roland Gift
I think I’m actually quite a materialistic person, I value what it takes to make a car or build a nice house. Money does change things, but how it changes people depends on how they react to it. – Roland Gift
While growing up in Birmingham around a lot of West Indian people, reggae and calypso were big influences early on but Otis Redding was the one person who made me wanna sing myself. – Roland Gift
