#motown

I was never really that interested in the punk movement. I was a blues guy: I liked Motown, James Brown. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#brown #guy #i #interested #james

I went from elementary school to proper training, operatic training, and I went on to the Motown University and learned a lot of things from some wonderful people. ↗

— Martha Reeves

#elementary school #i #learned #lot #motown

My dad liked a lot of Motown, but I didn't listen to it until my teenage years. ↗

— John Legend

#i #liked #listen #lot #motown

Motown was the mecca. It was every writer's dream to work there. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#every #mecca #motown #work #writer

I love Motown, but I've obviously always been more of a Memphis soul fan. If it's Stax or Motown, I go Stax. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

#been #fan #go #i #i love

When we were first started we were doing a lot of Motown stuff, but actually playing it more in a rock way. Everybody in the band sang and we did a lot of harmonies. ↗

— Roy Wood

#band #did #doing #everybody #first

Charles and I are from Augusta, Ga. - so we come from James Brown territory, soul music and Motown. And Charles has always had a lot of Southern rock in there as well. ↗

— Dave Haywood

#brown #charles #come #had #i

I grew up not far from where Motown was founded, maybe 300 miles from Detroit and I've always liked - I used to like the way they made records. I still do, I just haven't had a chance to hear as much. They used to entertain me. ↗

— Rick Danko

#chance #detroit #entertain #far #founded

I left Motown because of the regime of people who were there. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#i #left #motown #people #regime

I don't ever balk at being considered a Motown person, because Motown is the greatest musical event that ever happened in the history of music. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#because #being #considered #event #ever