Creative inspiration Quote by Brandon Victor Dixon

I loved Motown. I loved the musicality and the sound.

— Jeff Beck

I grew up not far from where Motown was founded, maybe 300 miles from Detroit and I've always liked - I used to like…

— Rick Danko

I don't ever balk at being considered a Motown person, because Motown is the greatest musical event that ever happened in the history of…

— Smokey Robinson

Even before coming into the industry, I was a big fan of Motown, the Jackson 5, Gladys Knight, the Temptations, Diana Ross and The Supremes.

— Stephanie Mills

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 what was…

— Redfoo

My dad liked a lot of Motown, but I didn't listen to it until my teenage years.

— John Legend

My folks had a lot of Motown records, so that was a kind of an early inspiration. I grew up on the radio really.

— Samuel Ervin Beam

Motown, Motown, that's my era. Those are my people.

— Hillary Clinton

The 'Motown' detour for me was almost like it wasn't work. It was more fun than work, and that's all it takes for me…

— Michael McDonald

Motown will always be a heavy-duty part of my life because those are my roots

— Smokey Robinson

There were a lot of great acts at Motown, and some of them were hard to get along with.

— Dennis Edwards

I love Motown, that whole era. Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson. I just put on Pandora, and put it on Motown, and it makes me…

— Tika Sumpter