James Brown
James Brown
James Joseph Brownwas an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and bandleader. The founding father of funk music and a major figure of 20th century popular music and dance, he is often referred to as the "Godfather of Soul". In a career that spanned six decades, he influenced the development of several music genres...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoul Singer
Date of Birth3 May 1933
CityBarnwell, SC
CountryUnited States of America
Retire for what? What would I do? I made my name as a person that is helping. I'm like Moses in the music business.
I want to say to you: Help yourself, so you can help someone else.
You're like a dull knife, just ain't cuttin', just talkin' loud and saying nothing
You're like a dull knife, it just ain't cutting.
What everybody's looking for today, they're looking for escape-ism.
Some like them fat, some like them tall, some like them short, skinny legs and all. I like them all.
The white horse of heroin will ride you to hell.
I think the best thing about being James Brown is looking at my little son. Hopefully I can make my son a role model to a lot of people.
When God took it, he accepted it; when he brought it back, he accepted it. That's what's happening with me.
I think what I came through is great, but my son can take it to another level, not having to fight racism. His mother's a Norwegian and I'm mixed up four or five times, so he can face the world.
I'd like to cut down on the work a little bit.
I was stillborn. The midwives laid me aside, thought I was really gone. I laid there about an hour, and they picked me back up and tried again, 'cause my body was still warm. The Good Lord brought me back.