Our first album was kind of simple, but it had that fire, that energy that we have to have.
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We knew we wanted to put a lot of melody into it - a lot more than what we did on our first album.
My first album done what it had to do. It introduced me.
I think the theme of the album probably was just that it was our first record.
My first album is a lot of my personal experiences. I wanted people to relate to what I've been through.
Earth, Wind & Fire was something new. I wanted to bring something innovative to the music. It was out of a desire to create excitement with music that was pleasurable to play and listen to.
What I was going for in the first two albums I didn't necessarily achieve. Because I was young and because it was my first time out. And the second album was such a 'quickie' sort of 'Let's just get it over with!' But the kind of music I make, there's a lot of subtlety in it. And I think it takes a couple of listens to actually really get it.
It was so simple in the old days. You put out an album, people promoted it, it got in the charts, and you had a hit.
Don't get me wrong, I love my first two albums a lot.
The hardest thing about writing my second album is that I had 20 years to write my first album.
But the approach to recording this album was kind of an organized, chaotic approach where I wanted to maintain and preserve that wild abandon to creating.
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