Brown Quote by B. J. Thomas Download Open image “My idol was Jackie Wilson, and I toured with James Brown.” — B. J. Thomas ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Brown Idol Jackie James Wilson
James Brown was my favorite, my absolute idol. Every time I played with him was like a music lesson, and I never thought I… — Paul Shaffer Copy Share Image
My idols were Michael Jackson and The Beatles and I would watch Justin Timberlake and John Mayer perform and I knew I wanted to… — Jackson Harris Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, it was Bette Davis. She was my idol. I used to cut school and sit in the back of… — Lauren Bacall Copy Share Image
I had my serious side - I idolized Bobby Kennedy; he was my role model. But so was Jerry Lewis. — John Ritter Copy Share Image
Frank Sinatra discovered me at a nightclub called P.J.'s in Hollywood. It was 1962. He used to come in there a lot with all… — Trini Lopez Copy Share Image
I had been on tour with people like Roy Orbison. I knew Bobby Darin, Sam Cooke. So many great performers. — Bobby Vinton Copy Share Image
I was on tour with Michael Jackson for a while; I did the 'Dangerous' and 'History' tours. I was also on tour with Diana… — Cris Judd Copy Share Image
Hank Williams was my idol. He was the first real, wonderful outlaw individual in the business. — Johnny Paycheck Copy Share Image
My dad, God bless him, had his problems and transferred them over to me. He was a huge hero to me, and I wanted… — B. J. Thomas Copy Share Image
Actually my biggest heroes were the R&B singers like Jackie Wilson and Bobby Bland and people like that. — B. J. Thomas Copy Share Image
I'm never gonna stop the rain by complaining, because I'm free, nothing's worrying me. — B. J. Thomas Copy Share Image
I'm an upbeat person, especially when I'm onstage and when I'm involved with my music. — B. J. Thomas Copy Share Image
I don't care if people know I'm spiritual, but I'm just a regular guy. — B. J. Thomas Copy Share Image
Is 'Raindrops' a country song? I think it's a little bit of a stretch, but OK. — B. J. Thomas Copy Share Image
I was attracted to music when I was very young. I got in my first band when I was 15, so that's all I've… — B. J. Thomas Copy Share Image
It is no secret that I have read 'The Da Vinci Code' several times. I genuinely believe that 'The Da Vinci Code' and 'Angels… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
I love Derrick Brown for the surprise of one word waking up next to another. One moment tender, funny or romantic, the next, visceral,… — Janet Fitch Copy Share Image
“Yes, when I get big and have my own home, no plush chairs and lace curtains for me. And no rubber plants. I'll have a desk like this in my parlor and white walls and a clean green blotter every Sunday night and a row of shining yellow pencils always sharpened for writing and a golden-brown bowl with a flower… — Betty Smith Copy Share
It's bluesy, rocky jazz. I call it soul music, but it's not James Brown soul music. It comes from my soul. It comes from… — Tinsel Korey Copy Share Image
Many people, including myself, thought of Jobs as an inventor, an Edison-like figure, but he wasn't. I did a documentary on James Brown recently; and, oddly, I found a lot in common between Jobs and Brown. Jobs was also a fantastic performer, put on an extraordinary live show at his product launches, but he could also be ruthless, cruel and… — Alex Gibney Copy Share
In the Sacramento of the 1950s, it was as though White simply hadn't had time enough to figure Brown out. It was a busy… — Richard Rodriguez Copy Share Image
A guy called Arthur Brown... was a big influence of mine... and also Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull. — Bruce Dickinson Copy Share Image
Why should anyone think a white skin superior in evaluating the qualities of human life? I did not really admire a white skin so… — Charles Lindbergh Copy Share Image
Women now influence the majority of consumer purchases. It is women's votes that will secure victory at the next election, hence the altogether delicious… — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
I liked the taste of beer, its live, white lather, its brass-bright depths, the sudden world through the wet-brown walls of the glass, the… — Dylan Thomas Copy Share Image
If you're white, you're alright. If you're brown, stick around. but if you're black, oh baby. Get back, Get back, Get back. — Huddie William Ledbetter Copy Share Image
Iron and coal dominated everywhere, from grey to black: the black boots, the black stove-pipe hat, the black coach or carriage, the black iron frame of the hearth, the black cooking pots and pans and stoves. Was it a mourning? Was it protective coloration? Was it mere depression of the senses? No matter what the original color of the paleotechnic… — Lewis Mumford Copy Share
