I didn't grow up with my dad, or around the whole legacy. I was post-Motown, so I'd always hear stories and wonder… — Redfoo Copy Share Image
I went from elementary school to proper training, operatic training, and I went on to the Motown University and learned a lot… — Martha Reeves Copy Share Image
Sometimes you're inspired by an old-school song that you want to chop up and make a sample out of it. I find… — Bishop Briggs Copy Share Image
My favorite period is when we lived in the land of the three-minute song. The Motown thing - I thought they were… — Meshell Ndegeocello Copy Share Image
Back in the day, Motown was on the pulse of young America. It wasn't about just dope contemporary. It was pop, it… — Ne-Yo Copy Share Image
My parents had a huge pile of records - vinyl! - that I loved, especially the Motown stuff, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder,… — Jonny Lang 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
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
I've performed in Auburn Hills, at The Palace, so I haven't really been in downtown Detroit, but I've been able to be… — Jordin Sparks Copy Share Image
And for some reason, when I'm sad, I do listen to Leonard Cohen, I do listen to Joni Mitchell. I do find… — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
I'd heard a lot of Motown and Stax when I was a kid, but the more well-known end of it. On Jam… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
With the '60s era and Motown, my grandparents actually introduced us to that when I was younger, so I grew up listening… — Jordin Sparks Copy Share Image
When we did a lot of that Motown stuff there were four of us on the front line. When we started the… — Roy Wood Copy Share Image
One of my idols is my dad. All his work in Motown, and just the way he conducted himself as a human… — Redfoo Copy Share Image
For me, the highlight was meeting all the Motown acts, as I adore black soul music. I met Stevie Wonder who I… — Tony Blackburn Copy Share Image
Rock and roll came in and changed my life and changed the whole music scene forever, and then I grew to love… — Elton John 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
'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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
When I was growing up, my dad would always be playing Motown around the house. He loved Stevie Wonder and the Supremes… — Natalie Prass Copy Share Image
