The whole purpose of writing a book is to be understood - if other people write about you, they try to guess why you did things, or they hear things from other people. — Berry Gordy Copy Share Image
Michael Jackson was not an artist who comes along once in a decade, a generation, or a lifetime. He was an artist who comes… — Berry Gordy Copy Share Image
I've discovered that Motown and Broadway have a lot in common - a family of wonderfully talented, passionate, hardworking young people, fiercely competitive but… — Berry Gordy Copy Share Image
It's like losing a son because I loved Michael and Michael loved me. But you know, as when people grow up and they make… — Berry Gordy Copy Share Image
The whole purpose of writing a book is to be understood - if other people write about you, they try to guess why you… — Berry Gordy Copy Share Image
His [Michael Jackson] behavior was weird, but when you get an artist and a genius, many of the geniuses throughout our whole history were… — Berry Gordy Copy Share Image
“Your lovin' gives me a thrill But your lovin' don't pay my bills I need money — That's what I want.” — Berry Gordy Copy Share Image
Money had never been the main thing for me. It's the legacy that was important. — Berry Gordy Copy Share Image
But once I saw them [Jackson 5 during audition], I rushed out with my video camera to start taping them because I knew that… — Berry Gordy Copy Share Image
Don’t judge yourself by others’ standards…have your own. And don’t get caught up into the trap of changing yourself to fit the world. The… — Berry Gordy Copy Share Image
Whenever I came up against presidents of other companies, I was always smarter, because I was from the streets. — Berry Gordy Copy Share Image
I have this ability to find this hidden talent in people that sometimes even they didn't know they had. — Berry Gordy Copy Share Image
Motown was about music for all people – white and black, blue and green, cops and the robbers. I was reluctant to have our… — Berry Gordy Copy Share Image
All artists have runners, people that tell them what to do, business managers, lawyers, these - if they get the right ones, they're lucky,… — Berry Gordy Copy Share Image
![“His [Michael Jackson] behavior was weird, but when you get an artist and a genius, many of the geniuses throughout our whole history were weird. And they did weird things because none of us could understand what was on their mind and why they did what they did.” quote by Berry Gordy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/118/berry-gordy-28121_art_his-michael-jackson-behavior-was-weird-b_1073383.jpg)
![“But once I saw them [Jackson 5 during audition], I rushed out with my video camera to start taping them because I knew that they were something so special, mainly because of the lead singer, nine-year-old Michael Jackson. And it was just so obvious to me that he was a star.” quote by Berry Gordy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/286/berry-gordy-28121_auditions_but-once-i-saw-them-jackson-5-during-aud_1286674.jpg)
