As I always said, if people wanted to know who James Brown is, all they have to do is listen to my music.

Thank God that I had the ability to understand that I had a different beat and that I was a drummer.

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.

In our advanced technological age, most people deny the possibility of miracles.... Miracles don't happen, we are told, because they contravene the laws of nature and worse, they sound religious! Yet we live and move in a sea of miracle.

I've got soul and I'm super bad.

Sometimes, you like to let the hair do the talking!

The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.