>EBONY: What is the biggest misconception about Richard Pryor?
>What have people gotten wrong?
>
>JLP: I think people latch on to the sensational. They latch on
>to, “Oh, he did a lot of cocaine and beat women.” But you
>cannot put a person like Richard into any kind of slot. He was
>a complicated, profoundly deep person. He had a depth and well
>of kindness and generosity that few people have. He had that
>as an artist and as a human being. Yes, he was very flawed,
>but when people latch onto that, they miss the man.
>
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