Life.

You’re ruling the way that I move and I breathe your air

Hands of the Old Straw Weaver, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. 1970.

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Burna Boy & Skepta

I think of myself as a very middle-of-the-road sort of person with a good sense of judgment. I think if I had to choose another profession I’d like to be a judge because I’m very capable of determining what’s right and what’s not. -Marvin Gaye

In Marvin’s presence, we (The Supremes) became as shy and reticent as he was. Then everything began to fall into place like the most carefully blocked scene from a movie. We each took our places around the piano, arranging ourselves in what we thought were our most seductive poses. Maybe one of us would make eye contact with him, and that would be the most romantic thing in the world. -Mary Wilson