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James Brown Biography

James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. A progenitor 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 lasted 50 years, he influenced the development of several music genres.

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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.

Business, Helping, Moses, Names, Person

What everybody's looking for today, they're looking for escape-ism.

Isms, Looking, Reality, Today

I named my new son James Joseph Brown II. I think he's going to be a lot better than I was.

Brown, James, Named, Son, Thinking

The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.

Adversity, Dance, Dancing, Happiness, Problems, Thing

I don't really care what people think,. . . I just do my own thing. . . . I like being loud and letting people know I'm there.

Care, Like, Loud, People, Think, Thinking

You got to use what you got to get just what you want.

Success, Use, Want

I only got a seventh-grade education, but I have a doctorate in funk, and I like to put that to good use

Funk, Good, Grades, Like, Use

Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got those two things he's got it all.

Men, Hair, Two, Thing, Man

Some like them fat, some like them tall, some like them short, skinny legs and all. I like them all.

Legs, Like, Quality, Skinny, Tall

I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself)

Doors, Give, Giving, Nothing, Open, Want

Get on up, stay on the scene, get on up, like a sex machine.

Sex, Expression, Machines, Stay, Scene

Take those kids and raise them up, teach them how to drink out of a righteous cup.

Cup, Kids, Peace, Righteous, Special

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.

Emulated, Indiana, Michael, Saws, Shows, Years

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.

Job, Jobs, Pair, Play, Shoes, Used

Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me the award, 'cause his mind went back over the early days.

Heart, Awards, Giving, Award, Good, Back

This is a revolution of the mind, get your mind together and get away from drugs.

Peace, Drug, Mind, Revolution, Away

We can never be like it was at Penn State with Joe Paterno. That was an anomaly in an of itself.

Anomalies, Anomaly, Joe, Penn State, State, States

You got to live for yourself, yourself and nobody else.

Live, Live For Yourself, Nobody, Philosophy

I've been held responsible for taxes I know nothing about.

Money, Nothing, Responsible, Taxes

I've been knocked down a lot of times.

Knocked Down, Down, Knocked, Times

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