He used to work at Boeing Aircraft, making toilet seats.
A Navy man for over nine years before he even considered a career in music.
He walked into the studio to record his debut, still under the impression that he was only recording a songwriter demo to sell his songs to other singers...despite the fact that the back up band consisted of Al Jackson, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Booker T Jones and Stephen Stills. He was just that unassuming.
Bill Withers is a bad ass.
Without a doubt, the coolest looking backup band in the world. ?uestlove has nothing on Bill's drummer.
And then, there's this one. Classic.
In the end, Withers decided that the music industry was full of shit. Rather than continue making money for someone else, Bill just took his shit and went home. He retired from making music in the early 80's and as a result, his catalog contains little to no filler. He's my hero. At least today.
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