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A big part of the Motown formula was, they took music and turned it into this sort of automotive assembly line. They were cranking…

— Mayer Hawthorne

I grew up in Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, and my mom and pop had an extensive record collection, so Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder…

— Jay-Z

Ali Woodson was one of the few Iconic Soul-Singers left from the Motown Era that could STILL sell out a crowd, light up a…

— Luenell

Motown was the mecca. It was every writer's dream to work there.

— Valerie Simpson

I honed in on a great time, the Motown era, the '60s and '70s. That type of music has always been a staple in…

— Raphael Saadiq

I love to sing old Motown songs to myself, or some Patti Smith Edith Piaf or Billie Holiday. That gets me in the mood…

— Siobhan Fahey

Growing up, I never listened to English music. I was more into Motown, as well as early rock n' roll like Chuck Berry and…

— Alex Winston

There's no reason - not yet, anyway - to believe [Bob] Dylan himself endorses such an attitude; or that he would think of himself…

— David Bennun

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

One of my strongest memories is my father playing bongos in the living room in Detroit listening to Motown radio. He was this skinny…

— Sufjan Stevens

One of my idols is my dad. All his work in Motown, and just the way he conducted himself as a human being was…

— Redfoo

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

— Hillary Clinton