Quotes about the death of James Brown
AP, Dec 25, 2006 3:59 pm PSTComments about James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul," who died on Christmas morning at the age of 73:
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"What James Brown was to music in terms of soul and hip-hop, rap, all of that, is what Bach was to classical music. This is a guy who literally changed the music industry. He put everybody on a different beat, a different style of music. He pioneered it." — Rev. Al Sharpton.
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"He was an innovator, he was an emancipator, he was an originator. Rap music, all that stuff came from James Brown." — Little Richard.
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"An American original, his fans came from all walks of life and backgrounds. James Brown's family and friends are in our thoughts and prayers this Christmas." — President Bush.
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"People already know his history, but I would like for them to know he was a man who preached love from the stage. His thing was 'I never saw a person that I didn't love.' He was a true humanitarian who loved his country." — Charles Bobbit, a friend who was with Brown when he died.
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"Last night, he said 'I'm going to be there. I'm the hardest working man in show business.'" — Agent Frank Copsidas, on Brown's comments the night before he died about a scheduled New Year's Eve performance in New York.
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"He was dramatic to the end — dying on Christmas Day. ... He'll be all over the news all over the world today. He would have it no other way." — Rev. Jesse Jackson.
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