GQ: So how much did you party in New York?
Walt Frazier: I was out every night. I didn’t need a kitchen.
GQ: How do you manage your energy?
Walt Frazier: I’m out, but I’m not having sex. Some nights I’m just out to get numbers. Most of my sex was after Saturday night. We’re off on Sunday and Monday.
GQ: So when did it become important for you to not just fit in, but to make a personal statement?
Walt Frazier: I first found out that I was an icon for blacks, say, like, we’d go to Detroit and after the game we’re on the bus, and all the kids would go, Clyde, c’mon, man, where’s the mink? Clyde, c’mon, man, we wanted to see you dressed up! That’s when I realized that people were really into the way I was dressing. So that’s when I went somewhere I made sure I was dressed up.