James Brown Quotes

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James Brown

Profession : Musician

Birth : May 3, 1933

The hardest thing about being James Brown is I have to live. I don't have no down time.

James Brown

I'd like to cut down on the work a little bit.

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

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

James Brown

I got a wife who likes expensive things, so she takes all the cash.

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 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.

James Brown

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.

James Brown

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.

James Brown

Sometimes I feel like I'm a preacher as well, 'cause I can really get into an audience.

James Brown

When God took it, he accepted it; when he brought it back, he accepted it. That's what's happening with me.

James Brown