Cultural Quote by Suzanne de Passe Download Open image “Motown wasn't just pioneering a sound but a cultural dynamic.” — Suzanne de Passe ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Cultural Cultural Dynamic Dynamic Just Motown Motown Wasn Pioneering Sound Sound Sound Cultural
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
Back in the day, Motown was on the pulse of young America. It wasn't about just dope contemporary. It was pop, it was R&B,… — Ne-Yo Copy Share Image
There were a lot of great acts at Motown, and some of them were hard to get along with. — Dennis Edwards Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The biggest thing Motown did was change our social fabric: the way we interacted with each other as human beings. — Brandon Victor Dixon Copy Share Image
I think that there is such power with the live performance of it - so much of what 'Motown' is about is the live… — Brandon Victor Dixon Copy Share Image
When we were first started we were doing a lot of Motown stuff, but actually playing it more in a rock way. Everybody in… — Roy Wood Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I grew up when the whole Motown thing was huge. The charts in those days were dominated by groups more than solo artists at… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
There's often a big difference between business considerations as opposed to the business of the heart. — Suzanne de Passe Copy Share Image
I think Berry Gordy is a genius, I really do, and it's not a word I throw around lightly. But with all that comes… — Suzanne de Passe Copy Share Image
Berry Gordy discovered more superstars than anyone I know. I grew up in that environment, and I know you can develop talent and market… — Suzanne de Passe Copy Share Image
I consider myself a product of Berry Gordy, but not a clone... He and I are always friends and colleagues, and I will always… — Suzanne de Passe Copy Share Image
I've always said that the greatest racism in Hollywood has to do with what color ink you produce: Black or red. — Suzanne de Passe Copy Share Image
I think, at some level, if we concentrate on problems as opposed to solutions, then you just create more problems. — Suzanne de Passe Copy Share Image
I am the greatest Angela Bassett fan. She is such a fine human being and so steady. — Suzanne de Passe Copy Share Image
We have never escaped a certain male cultural desire for women's silence. — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
The world is getting more connected through technology and travel. Cuisines are evolving. Some people are scared of globalization, but I think people will… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
Most of the more celebrated names among African-American authors, poets, and artists are known to the world because of their association with specific cultural… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
The most successful cultural diplomacy strategy integrates people-to-people or arts/culture/media-to-people interactions into the basic business of diplomacy. The programs in Afghanistan, Egypt, and Iran… — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
“It has become a cultural norm in Jewish families for parents to bring up their children to value wealth.” — H.W. Charles Copy Share Image
When the 2008 victory of Barack Obama and the defeat of grumpy old John McCain began looking, um, inevitable, I started fielding inquiries about… — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
Affirmative action was designed to recognize the uniquely difficult journey of African-Americans. This policy was justifiable and understandable, even to those who came from… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
While we welcome people of all faiths in America we cannot be so naive as to expect all countries to do the same. But… — Michael Huffington Copy Share Image
K-pop itself is not just a music genre, but a whole cultural phenomenon. — Lee Tae-min Copy Share Image
I feel that there are a few things in the world without cultural barriers. — Jackie Chan Copy Share Image
“So, drenched and downing champagne, I danced a rather demented waltz-cum-jig with a young bride I'd never met before in a place I'd never… — Colin Irwin Copy Share Image
I make it my business to see or do something cultural in every place I go to. If you don't, you'll get into a… — Jack Reynor Copy Share Image
