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Quotes On The Life And Death Of James Brown |
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Written by Administrator
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 Little Richard
“He was an innovator, he was an emancipator, he was an originator. Rap music, all that stuff came from James Brown.”
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Snoop Dogg
"I am hurt. That's my godfather, my soul
inspiration, the hardest-working man in show business of all time.
He'll be missed, but his music and his legacy will live on through me,
in every way you can imagine. Soul brother #1. ... We miss you, James
Brown."
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Dan Aykroyd
“No one has ever integrated music, musicianship, dance and showmanship
so effectively as did J.B. Every rap, hip-hop, house, soul, R&B,
rock and pop artist practicing today has been influenced
compositionally and choreographically by Mr. Brown. Fortunate were
those of us who were able to engage his talents and witness his latest
shows. The greatest on-stage revue of music in the history of our
planet.”
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Bootsy Collins
"Mr. Brown was the God of Rhythm and Music. Me along with countless other musicians were his Sons. No one else will ever come close. For he is declared this day by all Funkateer's across the globe: 'The Funkiest Mutha in the Universe.'"
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Chuck D
"When talking music, JB was/is just part of the day, thank God for recordings. As a 70's B-boy I recall panic on the floors of hip-hop while ['Give it Up or Turnit a Loose'] roasted off the [1970] Sex Machine Live LP, transfixing the forming rap nation ten years later, as if it were a discovered oil well. While the rest of the disco and rock country had not a clue."
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Ice Cube
"James Brown was the first solo singer that I loved as a kid. He was not only the godfather of soul, but the godfather of funk and rap. Music will never be the same."
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Nas
"I had the opportunity to meet him and present a award to him this year. ... I spoke in front of hundreds in his honor. I looked directly at him. He smiled while I told him how I used his music with mine and how much he's done for us and how I love him. I'm lucky to have had that moment, shook his hand. He was pure greatness."
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Mick Jagger
“He was a whirlwind of energy and precision, and he was always very
generous and supportive to me in the early days of the Stones. His
passing is a huge loss to music.” |
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Diddy
"James Brown is the reason I fell in love with music. He will be forever loved and remembered."
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Rev. Al Sharpton
“What James Brown was to music in terms of soul and hip-hop, rap, all
of that, is what Bach was to classical music. This is a guy who
literally changed the music industry. He put everybody on a different
beat, a different style of music. He pioneered it.” |
Charles Bobbit (a friend who was with Brown when he died)
“People already know his history, but I would like for them to know he
was a man who preached love from the stage. His thing was 'I never saw
a person that I didn’t love.’ He was a true humanitarian who loved his
country.” |
Frank Copsidas (agent)
“Last night, he said 'I’m going to be there. I’m the hardest working
man in show business.”’ — Agent Frank Copsidas, on Brown’s comments the
night before he died about a scheduled New Year’s Eve performance in
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President Bush
“An American original, his fans came from all walks of life and
backgrounds. James Brown’s family and friends are in our thoughts and
prayers this Christmas.”
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Rev. Jesse Jackson
“He was dramatic to the end — dying on Christmas Day. ... He’ll be all
over the news all over the world today. He would have it no other way.” |
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