MuhammadAli (Cassius Clay) was preparing for a rematch against Sonny Liston in May 1965 — one year before Jimi Hendrix would write “Stone Free” with the now-famous lyric.
5 May 1965, Lewiston (OK) Constitution, pg.32, col. 2:
Clay Keeps Mouth Shut
Early In The Morning
By MILTON RICHMAN
CHICOPEE, Mass. (UPI)—You have to get up early in the morning to catch Cassius Clay with his mouth shut.
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Back at his training quarters, Clay had a leisurely breakfast and then lounged until a press conference was scheduled in mid-day.“…They gonna talk about me like a dog when I lose, so when I win I let them all know it,” he bellowed, his eyes rolling wildly.
RUSH: Great tune. Crosstown Traffic. Well, he brought it up again. Obama said of his opponents, what did he say, talking about him like a dog? Like a dog. All I can tell you is that we all love our dogs and nobody’s talking about how they love Obama, that’s not what he meant. I know that’s not what he meant. We all love our dogs. “Every day in the week I’m in a different city. If I stay too long people try to pull me down. They talk about me like a dog, talking about the clothes I wear, but they don’t realize they’re the ones who’s square.” That’s the lyric from the Jimi Hendrix song.
SUMMARY
A quote for the new Oval Office rug? At least cite the correct source this time.
