--- title: "1 Michael Years Quotes By James Brown" description: "1 Michael Years quotes by James Brown. Plus more from James Brown and more Michael Years sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/806/james-brown-8670_gary_i-started-michael-years-ago-i-saw-him-in_1437190.png" --- > [I started Michael years ago. I saw him in Gary, Indiana, and we'd have him on the talent shows. He kind of emulated me, and did the best he could.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-brown/i-started-michael-years-ago-i-saw-him-in-gary-indiana-and-we-d-have/) [James Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/806/james-brown-8670_gary_i-started-michael-years-ago-i-saw-him-in_1437190.png) ## More by James Brown > [I used to think like Moses. That knocked me down for a couple years and put me in prison. Then I start thinking like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-brown/i-used-to-think-like-moses-that-knocked-me-down-for-a-couple-years/) [James Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-brown/) > [Get on up, stay on the scene, get on up, like a sex machine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-brown/get-on-up-stay-on-the-scene-get-on-up-like-a-sex-machine/) [James Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-brown/) > [Got ants in my pants and I need to dance, so big fine mama, come give me a chance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-brown/got-ants-in-my-pants-and-i-need-to-dance-so-big-fine-mama-come-give/) [James Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-brown/) > [Retire for what? What would I do? I made my name as a person that is helping. I'm like Moses in the music business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-brown/retire-for-what-what-would-i-do-i-made-my-name-as-a-person-that-is/) [James Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-brown/) > [When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing: bring people joy. Just like church does. People don't go to church to find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-brown/when-i-m-on-stage-i-m-trying-to-do-one-thing-bring-people-joy-just/) [James Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-brown/) > [I'm kidding about having only a few dollars. I might have a few dollars more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-brown/i-m-kidding-about-having-only-a-few-dollars-i-might-have-a-few/) [James Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-brown/) > [It's a Man's Man's Man's World](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-brown/it-s-a-man-s-man-s-man-s-world/) [James Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-brown/) > [I've been knocked down a lot of times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-brown/i-ve-been-knocked-down-a-lot-of-times/) [James Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-brown/) > [Sometimes I feel like I'm a preacher as well, 'cause I can really get into an audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-brown/sometimes-i-feel-like-i-m-a-preacher-as-well-cause-i-can-really-get/) [James Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-brown/) > [You got to use what you got to get just what you want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-brown/you-got-to-use-what-you-got-to-get-just-what-you-want/) [James Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-brown/) > [I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-brown/i-don-t-want-nobody-to-give-me-nothing-open-up-the-door-i-ll-get-it/) [James Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-brown/) > [I'm the most sampled and stolen. What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine, too... I got a song about that... But I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-brown/i-m-the-most-sampled-and-stolen-what-s-mine-is-mine-and-what-s-yours/) [James Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-brown/) > [I had to tell about my colonic, which expresses the fact why I'm so neat today as opposed to a few years ago. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-brown/i-had-to-tell-about-my-colonic-which-expresses-the-fact-why-i-m-so/) [James Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-brown/) > [Take those kids and raise them up, teach them how to drink out of a righteous cup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-brown/take-those-kids-and-raise-them-up-teach-them-how-to-drink-out-of-a/) [James Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-brown/) > [When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing: bring people joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-brown/when-i-m-on-stage-i-m-trying-to-do-one-thing-bring-people-joy/) [James Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-brown/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/michael-years/james-brown/#itemlist", "name": "1 Michael Years Quotes By James Brown", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I started Michael years ago. 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