{"id":2448787,"date":"2026-06-07T15:01:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2448787"},"modified":"2026-06-07T15:01:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:01:33","slug":"earth-wind-fire-talk-carrying-their-legacy-forward-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/earth-wind-fire-talk-carrying-their-legacy-forward-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth, Wind &#038; Fire talk carrying their legacy forward : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-126608\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 5712;&#10;        --source-height: 4284;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5712x4284+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbe%2Fdd%2Fe0d5f69141b5ac6817bb87f07078%2Fimg-5054.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5712x4284+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbe%2Fdd%2Fe0d5f69141b5ac6817bb87f07078%2Fimg-5054.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5712x4284+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbe%2Fdd%2Fe0d5f69141b5ac6817bb87f07078%2Fimg-5054.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5712x4284+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbe%2Fdd%2Fe0d5f69141b5ac6817bb87f07078%2Fimg-5054.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5712x4284+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbe%2Fdd%2Fe0d5f69141b5ac6817bb87f07078%2Fimg-5054.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5712x4284+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbe%2Fdd%2Fe0d5f69141b5ac6817bb87f07078%2Fimg-5054.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5712x4284+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbe%2Fdd%2Fe0d5f69141b5ac6817bb87f07078%2Fimg-5054.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5712x4284+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbe%2Fdd%2Fe0d5f69141b5ac6817bb87f07078%2Fimg-5054.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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The band members spoke with <em>Morning Edition<\/em> about the new HBO documentary <em>Earth, Wind &amp; Fire (To Be Celestial vs That&#8217;s the Weight of the World)<\/em><br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Erika Aguilar<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Erika Aguilar<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Since the 1970s, Earth, Wind &amp; Fire has crossed the divides of music genres, with a sound that blends R&amp;B, funk, soul and jazz.<\/p>\n<p>A new HBO documentary, <em>Earth, Wind &amp; Fire (To Be Celestial vs That&#8217;s the Weight of the World),<\/em> debuting Sunday, looks at the group&#8217;s origins and impact.<\/p>\n<p>Earth, Wind &amp; Fire founder Maurice White set three principles for the band to follow: write music for a universal audience, evolve consciousness and change the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His vision was spot on, musically, culturally,&#8221; bassist Verdine White told <em>Morning Edition.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The film highlights a turning point for the band in 1974 when they performed to a massive crowd at the California Jam music festival.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;We were thoroughly embraced,&#8221; drummer Ralph Johnson recalled. &#8220;They loved what we did.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Singer Philip Bailey says Maurice White was &#8220;the pilot of the plane,&#8221; guiding the band through its rise. Though the group split in 1983 and later reunited, Earth, Wind &amp; Fire continues touring, with members calling the band&#8217;s legacy both &#8220;humbling and inspiring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While speaking with<em> Morning Edition<\/em>, Bailey, White and Johnson discuss the band&#8217;s founding vision, their memorable &#8217;70s festival breakthrough, their breakup and reunion \u2014 and what these experiences represent for their legacy today. <\/p>\n<p><em>Listen to the interview by clicking play on the blue box above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The radio version of this interview was produced by Phil Harrell and edited by Adriana Gallardo. The digital version was written and produced by Majd Al-Waheidi and edited by Treye Green.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.npr.org \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earth, Wind &amp; Fire members Verdine White, left, Ralph Johnson, center, and Philip Bailey pose for a portrait at NPR&#8217;s New York bureau on June 2. 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