“But you’ve got to remember, I’m from the old school,” he added. Levert enjoys his sons’ music, as well as the work of producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Bobby Brown and Michael Jackson. Like today, they’re in the same hotel, but I might not see them at all until we leave tomorrow.” We know we’re in business together, and the object is to do the show. “This is somewhat of a dream for us, to be performing together and to be doing well at it. Where many parents and offspring have seen quite enough of each other for a while by the time the kids are out of school, Levert said touring with his sons has been no problem. She really was the spiritual leader of the family.” I’d have to give their mom a lot of credit for raising them right. “I think when you go out with that kind of consciousness about you, you give things a second thought before you dive into stuff. And to remember that it’s not all just about you: It’s about your mom, your dad, sister, brother, cousin and everybody that knows you and cares for you. Try to be a good judge of other people, and try to judge people how you would want people to look at you. That success has somewhat assuaged the elder Levert’s reservations about his sons entering show biz (his other son, Ed Jr., is a tour manager for LeVert). Since the group LeVert debuted with “Bloodline” in 1986, it has racked up nine Top 10 R&B hits, five of which have gone to No. Among those are the rap-inclusive hit, “Have You Had Your Love Today?” which put the O’Jays solidly back on the charts after a long fallow period broken only by “Lovin’ You” in 1987. Who knows everything?”įor the “Serious” album, Levert and fellow O’Jays Walter Williams and Sammy Strain brought in the “fresh, funky attitude” of Gerald and third LeVert member Marc Gordon to produce four tracks. You have to accept the things you can’t change, and I continually hear these things on the radio, and people keep going to the store to buy them, so I can’t fret about it just because I didn’t hear it. “We have to take ‘Pot Can’t Call the Kettle Black’ to heart. “I’m just calling it as I see it, no more than that, and who am I to judge?” Levert said with a laugh.
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