European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Reconnecting with the source of rhythm by Mary Campbell associated press m Luor. Ii Hack Aurice whi1 i. The creator of the hoi Rock group Faith. Wind & Tiro. War. Driving alone to or i of Angeles Homo one Day when i. Heard soft voice say stand by to " in the Buck seat and there was nobody there i said. Of i a no Home my pulled out Tho record of Send by me the in f King version and listened to it and decided to do it it s a strange  said White about How the Sony came to he recorded on his now Solo up.  while he did his arrangement of the song Wilh keyboardist Robbie Buchanan i did t want to  too Lar away trom the  White said i wanted people that were familiar with the song to Remc her i has Heen a in nil ii. A .3 i albums Aie and a who la hand the Tea the tapes Back a. Mitt tit White performing Here in hit Earth wind & fire Days has a new Solo album. Hit i a of or three times " we into usually picked the singles Lor new & f. Out Lor or self produced Solo album to recorded 13 songs and sent them to Columbia records which selected 11 Lur the in. The concept of the video that goes Wilh the single he said is about human spirit relationships and people standing by each other " his son. Kahran 7. Is in it and the late Marvin Gaye s daughter is one of the ij.il1. Ii Spinn rope while who has been called the  Light and inn ical latent by Hind of. F. Terminate a ii i  a Lor a  he a we d 11 71 there s a to ullity a Thiim together at tlii1. I i Devenc p individual rec la pm Al /.v-. C.t1 it 111 time Lei  while cud while Calls  a a overachiever. I m the kind til i tapes in to Tho record company and Woik on them  he said i just love to work. When i Don t work i feel left out i have a demo studio in my House i write songs there on a keyboard or on a computer sometimes till 4 in the morning. I get up at 9 30 or 10 a m. Even when Earth wind & fire was on the Road. I did t sleep late in the morning. "01 Nee i be started Pla Yuvi Rizir i play Early. I,.-fore it1real hot Lor a couple of  after a Nap he goes into the studio after his evening meal he skips lunch he returns to the studio White in t surprised in people say Maurice mine sounds like new & f. There s a certain stamp i have on my records. I did t try to get away from that i would have been running from myself he said White has produced records Lor other a lists and has enjoyed in. You become a vehicle Lor them to express their creativity. I can t wait to got Back in a studio and do  he usually composes something Lor an Arlist he s producing and sometimes a song just lulls Oul of the sky you play it Lor different artists and see in somebody likes  he said White was born in Memphis. Tenn. Dec. 19. 1941. The family moved to Chicago where his doctor lather hoped he d study Medicine but he was drawn to music and became jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis drummer Lor Lour years. The first record i made with him was Wade in the  i Cut about Rune a bums with him. It was Nice not having responsibility. Ust gelling on the bus before it Ulilis out White said i did t Start out wanting to be a Leader. I had an idea m my head and started to assume responsibility for everything. It had to be done i went straight from Ramsey to creating a group. To started to have acceptance in the colleges they were my age group. The first two or three years the kids in the schools knew us and nobody else did. We used to stay on the Road All year travelling in station wagons All the  lately it has been his own car in los Angeles and limousines in other cities. I remixed the 12-Inch single in new York and Lor the first time in maybe five years i actually got out in the Street and walked around. I connected with some Street vibrations " said White. It is very Good. I think that s what this whole album is about reconnection ail ii the some