James Brown Quotes

46 quotes by 40 authors

You can't really dance properly to James Brown. If you dance to James Brown, you look like an idiot. There's a lot of jerking. — Sandra Bullock
America...Do not touch my TV, my DVD, my stereo, my dual-deck VCR. Do not touch my old school, my new school, my slow jams, my… — Bernie Mac
James Brown, Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry and Little Richard - I think they had strong influences on a lot of people, because these… — Michael Jackson
...the people at large absolutely gave James Brown respect. He was an original like a Rembrandt or a Picasso — Aretha Franklin
James Brown opened at least six of our House of Blues clubs. He always delivered, but he demanded the respect of an emperor. But, come… — Dan Aykroyd
But if you close your eyes and listen to Palin and her most irate supporters constantly squawk or bellyache or tweet about how unfair a… — Matt Labash
Our immediate influence in b-boying was James Brown, point blank. — Crazy Legs
One night all the James Brown band was playing on stage and I look in the back and I could see Mick Jagger and Keith… — Tommy Chong
I invented rock & roll. Jimi Hendrix was my guitar player. James Brown was my vocalist. — Little Richard
I'm not a star. I'll never be a Frank Sinatra or Elvis Presley or a Ray Charles. I'm just an imitator, man. I'm doing a… — Jaco Pastorius
James Brown is the reason I play guitar. — Kevin Eubanks
James Brown is important because he decorates the clock correctly and he's good with lower mathematics. Don't get me wrong - he's good. — Don Van Vliet
Cardiff Stadium was a warm up for the 3 Hyde Park shows. James Brown opened. And I think it may be the only time we… — Chad Smith
I was a James Brown junkie as a kid. — L.A. Reid
James Brown was one of the first artists who found four bars that he liked and played them the entire way through, and then he… — Brian Austin Green
I've studied a lot of great people over the years - Pete Seeger, James Brown - and tried to incorporate elements that I've admired, though… — John Fogerty
In '87, I used to do this awful, awful James Brown impression. — Wanda Sykes
I'm crazy about James Brown. I'm crazy about soul music. And then the blues. Rhythm and blues. — Bill Nighy
James Brown is the perfect example of flashy but classy. Classy doesn't have to mean boring. His gear was flamboyant but without being so over… — Mayer Hawthorne
I love a good lyricist - always have. The thing that inspired me most was the different performers, like Tina Turner, James Brown, Michael Jackson,… — Jennifer Lopez

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