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Don Cornelius
Don Cornelius
American Director
Born: Sep 27, 1936
Always Black Love Music People Soul
Related authors: David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Spike Lee Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen
I always felt a love for music, but I never got my nerve up enough to try a musical instrument in school. Don Cornelius
Love Music School Try Enough Musical Musical Instrument Nerve Never Instrument Felt Always Got Up
It's always a pleasure to find something that matters. Don Cornelius
Matters Pleasure Find Something Always
I felt that it was my mission to see to it that black talent had an opportunity to get national television exposure. Don Cornelius
Opportunity Black National Television See Had Talent Mission Felt Get National Television Exposure
'Soul Train' was developed as a radio show on television. It was the radio show that I always wanted and never had. Don Cornelius
Soul Television Never Had Developed Always Train Wanted Show Radio
Almost all of what I learned about mounting and hosting a dance show I learned from Dick Clark. Don Cornelius
Dance Clark About Hosting Almost Almost All Learned Mounting Show
The 'Soul Train' legacy and brand are of the utmost importance to me and to 'Soul Train's' millions of fans. After years of offers, I feel the time is now finally right to pass the torch. Don Cornelius
Time Me Soul Fans Finally Torch Feel Importance Pass Years Brand Train Legacy Offers After Now Utmost Utmost Importance Right Millions
I was never exposed to a great deal of racism, but the Chicago I grew up in was very, very segregated. Don Cornelius
Great Racism Great Deal Segregated Never Deal Chicago Up Very Grew Exposed
People who dance well, dress well, are well groomed and know how to behave seem to know others who dance, dress and behave well. Don Cornelius
People Dance Others Dress Seem Know Well How Behave Who
Nobody really invents anything that hasn't been done before. Don Cornelius
Before Nobody Been Done Anything Really
There were three great child singing stars: Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Jackie Washington. Don Cornelius
Great Three Singing Stars Stevie Stevie Wonder Were Wonder Michael Michael Jackson Child Jackie Jackson Washington
The '70s and '80s were just the period during which the best soul music was created and the best records were done. Don Cornelius
Music Best Soul Records Period Soul Music Were Done Just Which Created
Who's more important than Diana Ross? Don Cornelius
Important More Diana Diana Ross Than
When you come up with a good idea, you don't have to do a whole lot. The idea does it for you. Don Cornelius
Good You Idea Come Does Lot Up Whole Good Idea
MTV essentially killed 'American Bandstand' and 'Solid Gold,' because music videos are an easier way for pop artists to gain television exposure. Don Cornelius
Music Videos Music Videos Way Easier Solid Television Because Bandstand American Essentially Artists Gold Gain Pop Exposure
One motivation for the 'Soul Train' awards was the grumbling that all of us in the industry have heard about the way black music tends to be viewed as a secondary phenomenon by the other awards shows. Don Cornelius
Music Soul Black Other Secondary Way Black Music About Tends Industry Motivation Heard Train Us Viewed Shows Awards Grumbling Phenomenon
All I really wanted was to be a full-time disc jockey. Don Cornelius
Jockey Disc Wanted Really Full-Time
Black music is too big and too powerful not to have its own awards show. Don Cornelius
Music Black Big Own Too Black Music Powerful Show Awards

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