Style and image - it's what Motown is about. They had a charm school led by Maxine Powell. There was literally an… — Brandon Victor Dixon Copy Share Image
I love Motown, that whole era. Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson. I just put on Pandora, and put it on Motown, and it… — Tika Sumpter Copy Share Image
The 'Motown' detour for me was almost like it wasn't work. It was more fun than work, and that's all it takes… — Michael McDonald Copy Share Image
One of my strongest memories is my father playing bongos in the living room in Detroit listening to Motown radio. He was… — Sufjan Stevens Copy Share Image
I was really fortunate growing up to have a broad musical education. My parents listened to all kinds of music, rock, soul,… — Mayer Hawthorne Copy Share Image
The Beatles were huge. And the first thing they said when you interviewed them, 'Oh yeah, we grew up on Motown.'..They were… — Smokey Robinson Copy Share Image
The influence is really all over the place. Detroit, definitely because of Motown and Stooges. When you come from a place like… — Alex Winston Copy Share Image
Testify' went from a clean Motown song to straight psychedelic. Loud and feedback and people was loving it, because Motown was ending… — George Clinton Copy Share Image
There's no love in my songs. There's just a lot of resentment. Just bad attitude. But that's intentional, that's what I like.… — Memory Tapes Copy Share Image
I've bought clothes based on record covers. Particularly from the formative music that turned me onto it in the first place when… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
I grew up in one of those households where, growing up in Detroit, you gravitate towards music and cars because we were… — Jalen Rose Copy Share Image
My tastes range all over the place, from vocal standards to Motown to 70s funk & soul to 80s pop to film… — Stephanie D'Abruzzo Copy Share Image
I don't think you can recreate anything from the past. You can not do it. If you're going to go out and… — Elton John Copy Share Image
When I was a kid in the mid-'60s, I was what's known as a moddie boy, a prototype skinhead. You all had… — Graham Parker Copy Share Image
Growing up, I listened and was influenced by a lot of those around me. I have a big family, and my dad… — Ella Henderson Copy Share Image
Definitely just growing up in general influenced me; Detroit happened to be where I was. I feel like the city definitely has… — Big Sean Copy Share Image
Charles and I are from Augusta, Ga. - so we come from James Brown territory, soul music and Motown. And Charles has… — Dave Haywood Copy Share Image
I thought wasn't nobody supposed to get gold records except those people on Motown, like Smokey Robinson and Diana Ross. — Wilson Pickett Copy Share Image
My dad was a soul fan and a singer himself, and he loved vocal harmony, stuff like the Beach Boys and Motown… — Katy B Copy Share Image
I don't ever balk at being considered a Motown person, because Motown is the greatest musical event that ever happened in the… — Smokey Robinson Copy Share Image
I think that there is such power with the live performance of it - so much of what 'Motown' is about is… — Brandon Victor Dixon Copy Share Image
I love to sing old Motown songs to myself, or some Patti Smith Edith Piaf or Billie Holiday. That gets me in… — Siobhan Fahey Copy Share Image
'Head Over Boots' is a shuffle, but it's more of a Motown laid-back shuffle than, say, a Dwight Yoakam shuffle. — Jon Pardi Copy Share Image
When I first got to Motown, Smokey was already a fixture there. To me, he is one of the greatest songwriters and… — Dennis Edwards Copy Share Image
My mom was a huge Adam and the Ants fan. My granddad listened to a lot of Motown and Elvis and Johnny… — Hayley Williams Copy Share Image
The biggest thing Motown did was change our social fabric: the way we interacted with each other as human beings. — Brandon Victor Dixon Copy Share Image
I'm a huge fan of Motown. When you saw them on stage, you saw sparkle... you saw attitude. They didn't have on… — Tina Knowles Copy Share Image
I want to bring that old soul back, the meaningful lyrics and all of that. And I can't think of a better… — La'Porsha Renae Copy Share Image
There were many stars in Motown's firmament - among them, Stevie, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves and Diana Ross - but… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
Everyone you talk to in the world, whether they know it or not, because the catalog is so vast, a lot of… — Brandon Victor Dixon Copy Share Image
When we were first started we were doing a lot of Motown stuff, but actually playing it more in a rock way.… — Roy Wood Copy Share Image
I grew up when the whole Motown thing was huge. The charts in those days were dominated by groups more than solo… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
I never went to the Beatles' concerts to scream. I never screamed at anybody's show. I was on my feet with the… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
For me, I listened to a lot of female jazz artists. And of course, the Motown and Philly sounds, all that stuff… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
Growing up, I liked all the stuff that everyone else was listening to, like Motown, but the biggest group of all was… — Eddie Murphy Copy Share Image
Even before coming into the industry, I was a big fan of Motown, the Jackson 5, Gladys Knight, the Temptations, Diana Ross… — Stephanie Mills Copy Share Image
My folks had a lot of Motown records, so that was a kind of an early inspiration. I grew up on the… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
A big part of the Motown formula was, they took music and turned it into this sort of automotive assembly line. They… — Mayer Hawthorne Copy Share Image
I love Motown, but I've obviously always been more of a Memphis soul fan. If it's Stax or Motown, I go Stax. — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
Without the Fender bass, there'd be no rock n' roll or no Motown. The electric guitar had been waiting 'round since 1939… — Quincy Jones Copy Share Image
