James Brown was born in 1933 in a small town called Barnwell, SC. He was one of six children and his parents were poor. Brown grew up working odd jobs to help support his family. He started singing gospel music at church when he was a child, and then began performing soul music as a teenager. In the late 1950s, he achieved mainstream success with his hit songs Please, Please, Please and Try Me. Brown went on to become one of the most influential performers of all time, known for his energetic live shows and trademark dance moves. He died in 2006 at the age of 73. This is his best quotes…
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Summary
- About James Brown
- James Brown Quotes About Time
- James Brown Quotes About Music
- Inspiring Phrases From James Brown
- Various Statements From James Brown
About James Brown
Born:
May 3, 1933
Died:
December 25, 2006
Occupation:
Singer, Songwriter, Dancer, Musician, Record Producer And More.
Genres:
Funk, R&B, Soul
Instruments:
Vocals, Keyboards, Drums, Harmonica, Guitar And More.
Years Active:
1953-2006
Labels:
Federal, King, Smash, People, Polydor, Tk And More.
Associated Acts:
The Famous Flames, The J.B.’s, The Dapps, Bobby Byrd, Lyn Collins, Bobby Bennett And More.
Website:
jamesbrown.com
JAMES BROWN QUOTES ABOUT TIME
If you don’t get it the first time, back up and try it again. — James Brown
The hardest thing about being James Brown is I have to live. I don’t have no down time. — James Brown
The only time you don’t find a four–leaf clover,’ he liked to say, ‘is when you stop looking for one. — Daniel James Brown
Money won’t change you, but time will take you out. — James Brown
JAMES BROWN QUOTES ABOUT MUSIC
As I always said, if people wanted to know who James Brown is, all they have to do is listen to my music. — James Brown
My music wasn’t written by Mozart, Beethoven, Bach or Schubert. It’s written by God and me. They go ‘a one and a two and up.’ We start on the downbeat. Bam! And that’s where we got them. — James Brown
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. — James Brown
Music has to breathe and sweat. You have to play it live. — James Brown
Music, it requires more than brawn. It requires a lot of heart. You gotta put love in there. — James Brown
Inspiring Phrases From James Brown
You only live once. — James Brown
Thank God for the journey. — James Brown
I used to play one job and have 125 pair of shoes on the floor. What was I doing? I couldn’t wear but one pair. — James Brown
Tell the politicians and the hustlers: live and let live. — James Brown
I’ve outdone anyone you can name–Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Strauss. Irving Berlin, he wrote 1,001 tunes. I wrote 5,500. — James Brown
Takes a man or a woman to say I’m sorry, and it takes a fool to walk away. — James Brown
Redundant Thematics
In James Brown Statements
You got to use what you got to get just what you want. — James Brown
Various Statements From James Brown
You can’t teach others if you are living the same way. — James Brown
You got to live for yourself, yourself and nobody else. — James Brown
Don’t let nobody take care of your business better than you. — James Brown
I’d rather be Jack be smart, than Jack be quick. Watch out for the man with the big fat licking stick. — James Brown
Like Christ said, love thee one another. I learned to do that, and I learned to respect and be appreciative and thankful for what I had. — James Brown
I started Michael years ago. I saw him in Gary, Indiana, and we’d have him on the talent shows. He kind of emulated me, and did the best he could. — James Brown
I had to tell about my colonic, which expresses the fact why I’m so neat today as opposed to a few years ago. I never knew that the weight made that much difference. — James Brown