Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got those two things he's got it all.
I did the thing with bonds, which was about 30 million dollars, and didn't get none of the money on them.
I felt like the blacks had gotten lost in musical trends in some ways, and got away from what they were really looking for.
I got a wife who likes expensive things, so she takes all the cash.
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.
I hope you live 200 years, and that I live 200 years minus one day, so I never know beautiful people like you passed away.
I just thank God for all of the blessings.
I named my new son James Joseph Brown II. I think he's going to be a lot better than I was.
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.
I taught them everything they know, but not everything I know.
I tell my wife, You got plenty of time left. Don't live so fast. Slow down and live, and don't try to catch up.
I thank God for the Apollo Theater. When I saw those people, that was the awards.
I think the best thing about being James Brown is looking at my little son. Hopefully I can make my son a role model to a lot of people.
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.
I used to play one job and have 125 pair of shoes on the floor. What was I doing? I couldn't wear but one pair.
I used to think like Moses. That knocked me down for a couple years and put me in prison. Then I start thinking like Job. Job waited and became the wealthiest and richest man ever 'cause he believed in God.
I want to say to the young people, Honor thy father and thy mother. Your days will be longer and more fruitful.
I want to say to you, Help yourself, so you can help someone else.
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.
I would have liked to have a comedian, 'cause I had to crack jokes and do everything.
I'd like to cut down on the work a little bit.
I'm kidding about having only a few dollars. I might have a few dollars more.
I'm not going to be joining ZZ Top. You know they can't play my stuff. It's too complicated.
I've been held responsible for taxes I know nothing about.
I've been knocked down a lot of times.
I've outdone anyone you can name - Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Strauss. Irving Berlin, he wrote 1,001 tunes. I wrote 5,500.
Like Christ said, love thee one another. I learned to do that, and I learned to respect and be appreciative and thankful for what I had.
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.
My expectations of other people, I double them on myself.
My son don't have to say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud. He don't have to be called those crazy names.
Sometimes I feel like I'm a preacher as well, 'cause I can really get into an audience.
Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed them the other way, with spiritual nourishment. Everybody needs that.
Thank God for the journey.
The hardest thing about being James Brown is I have to live. I don't have no down time.
The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.
What was on my mind was to try to get $10,000 cash, a home and a car for me and my wife. I never wanted anything else.
When God took it, he accepted it; when he brought it back, he accepted it. That's what's happening with me.
When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing: bring people joy. Just like church does. People don't go to church to find trouble, they go there to lose it.
You can take care of yourself, and God helps those who help themselves.
You can't teach others if you are living the same way.
You only live once.
Two of James Brown's songs, "Funky President" and "The Payback" can be heard on a fictional radiostation in the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
In 1992, a news anchor mistakenly reported that James Brown has died. A sample of that broadcast became the basis for the song "James Brown Is Dead."
James' entire band walked out on him in 1969, citing his being "too difficult to work with." He replaced them with the Pacemakers, a band from Cincinnati, that stayed with him through the 1970s.
James Brown was known for always wearing tight pants, eye makeup and outrageous hair styles.
According to James' friend, Charles Bobbit, his last words before dying were "I'm going away tonight." A short time later, James Brown sighed quietly, closed his eyes and died.
James had an electronic doll with motion made after him, 'Singin, Dancin' James Brown,' that would sing his hit "I Feel Good" with the mouth moving to the words and head and body moving to sound of the music.
James was inducted into the UK Hall Of Fame on November 15, 2006.
Despite his many legal troubles, James Brown toured consistently, reaffirming his reputation as "the hardest working man in show business."
James would play Santa in a red suit and cowboy boots for needy children in Augusta, GA.
James donated Thanksgiving turkeys and Christmas toys, at last count in 2006 being 3,000 turkeys and 20,000 Christmas toys.
James sponsored numerous literacy programs and sang "Don't Be A Drop-out" in a 1966 campaign to keep kids in school.
James' body was displayed in repose at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY, on December 29, 2006, before his public and private funerals.
James Brown was laid to rest in his hometown of Augusta, Georgia.
James Brown's public funeral service was held on December 30, 2006 at the 8,500-seat arena bearing his name in his hometown of Augusta, Georgia. Reverend Al Sharpton officiated.
On October 1, 1957, James started honoring pending tour dates for Little Richard, who'd left rock and roll for religion.
Every record that James Brown made during 1960-77 reached the top 100 on the Billboard Chart.
In 1991, the musical group The Netherlands released three songs about James Brown called "James Brown Is Dead," "James Brown is Still Alive," and "Who the F*** is James Brown?"
James performed with M.C. Hammer in an HBO network special on September 20, 1991, named after Hammer's album Too Legit To Quit.
In 2000, James Brown performed at the World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view event "SuperBrawl X." He danced alongside wrestler Ernest "The Cat" Miller.
James Brown didn't know how to read sheet music.
James Brown was an outspoken activist on behalf of African Americans and the poor.
James Brown was a singer, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer.
James Brown was married to Verma Warren from 1954 until 1969. He was then married to Deidre Jenkins from 1971 until 1981. He later was married to Adrienne Rodriguez from 1984 until her death in 1996. Finally he was married to Tomi Raye Hynie from 2002 until the marriage was annulled in 2004. They we remarried again shortly after and remained married until his death.
Entertainment Weekly voted James Brown as the seventh greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time.
In 2004, James Brown had surgery for prostate cancer.
James Brown has several nicknames like "The Godfather of Soul," "The Minister of the New New Super Heavy Funk," "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business," "Soul Brother Number One," "Mr. Dynamite," and "The Godfather of Funk."
James Brown's first number one hit was "Try Me."
James Brown has six children named James Jr., Deanna, Terry, Daryl, Venisha, and Yamma.
James has a Recording star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1501 Vine Street.
James had his real eyebrows shaved off and false ones tattooed on him in 1991.
James holds the record for the performer who has had the most singles on the Billboard Hot 100 without ever hitting #1. He has had 96 top 100 hits.
James has an arena named after him, in Augusta, Georgia.
In 1987, James was arrested for drug abuse for the fifth time in 10 months. His wife, Adrienne Rodriegues, had him charged with assault and battery, and he was later convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to six years in jail. After spending 15 months in jail in Columbia, South Carolina, he was moved to a reintegration centre. It was there that he produced radio and television advertisements warning against alcohol and drug abuse.
James had a cameo role as a priest in the 1980 movie, The Blues Brothers.
James' music is featured on the videogame Driver: Parallel Lines (2006).
James received Kennedy Center honors in 2003.
James was 5 feet 6 inches tall.
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