Patrice Rushen Quotes

"Music is really a spiritual thing — a connection between your inner self and the projection of that in public. This makes artists a little bit different, I think, because it's a gift that needs to be developed. Sometimes it gets squashed when records don't sell." 
Patrice Rushen

"When I first met with Clive, it was as a producer. I wanted to find out if he was interested in me producing some of his artists. He turned the conversation around and we got talking about me signing to Arista as an artist. He's well respected in the business and Arista might be a small label but it does have a lot of influential artists signed. I only hope that I'll be one of those signings who will be one of the most innovative, with a certain amount of longevity." 
Patrice Rushen