60 Motown Quotes for You to Enjoy

Without the Fender bass, there'd be no rock n' roll or no Motown. The electric guitar had been waiting 'round since 1939 for a nice partner to come along. It became an electric rhythm section, and that changed everything. Quincy Jones

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My introduction to Motown was through The Jackson Five and Michael Jackson. Michael's been my greatest creative inspiration, so that's how I really became familiar with Motown as a whole, and as I got older, I learned far more about the other groups. Brandon Victor Dixon

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Motown's policy was to build one act at a time or their favorites. Brenda Holloway

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I feel Motown really exploited me. Brenda Holloway

Me Feel Motown Exploited Really

I listened to a lot of Marvin Gaye and Motown records. Charlie Puth

Records Marvin Gaye Lot Motown Listened

Marvin Gaye is an inspiration to me. He was one of the first Motown musicians that my mom and dad introduced me to, and I always thought it would be a good idea if I was ever an artist, and now I am, to make a record called 'Marvin Gaye.' Charlie Puth

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We are all big Motown fans. Coy Bowles

Fans Big Motown

There were a lot of great acts at Motown, and some of them were hard to get along with. Dennis Edwards

Great Some Along Were Lot Motown Get Them Hard Acts

One of a handful of films made in Detroit, '8 Mile' doesn't feature the Motown renaissance that Mayor Coleman A. Young dreamed of in the 1970s. Instead, it's the beaten-down city: 8 Mile refers to the line of demarcation between Detroit and suburban, mostly white Oakland County. Elvis Mitchell

And for some reason, when I'm sad, I do listen to Leonard Cohen, I do listen to Joni Mitchell. I do find myself going to the music that's actually reflecting my mood, as opposed to sticking on Motown, which might actually bring my mood up. Glen Hansard

When I was a kid in the mid-'60s, I was what's known as a moddie boy, a prototype skinhead. You all had your hair like a crew cut, cropped, with suits or Levis with red suspenders, sometimes Doc Martens. It was a thriving soul music, Motown and ska scene; we used to dance to Prince Buster and the Skatalites. Graham Parker

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My mom taught me every dance move I've ever known to the Motown hits. Hannah Bronfman

Mom Me Dance Every Known Motown Hits Move Taught Ever

I made a good living for a teenager. And I had to learn all different kinds of music - jazz, swing, Motown, pop - and that inspired what kind of music I started to write. Idina Menzel

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Growing up in Hitchin was comfortable and easy enough. My parents had some great records - and some not-so-great ones - and that's where I got introduced to Motown and the Stones and Springsteen. James Bay

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I grew up in Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, and my mom and pop had an extensive record collection, so Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder and all of those sounds and souls of Motown filled the house. Jay-Z

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I loved Motown. I loved the musicality and the sound. Jeff Beck

Musicality Sound Motown Loved

There were many stars in Motown's firmament - among them, Stevie, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves and Diana Ross - but I happen to have loved the Four Tops most of all. Jon Landau

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'Let's Get It On' is a classic Motown single, endlessly repeatable and always enjoyable. Jon Landau

Single Classic Always Motown Get Endlessly Enjoyable

With the '60s era and Motown, my grandparents actually introduced us to that when I was younger, so I grew up listening to the Jackson Five, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Supremes and Diana Ross' solo stuff. I just loved it. Jordin Sparks

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