Don Cornelius

There were three great child singing stars: Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Jackie Washington. ”

I had difficulty working for other people. ”

Soul music as we've always known it hasn't changed. There are different players now with different attitudes, but there is nothing new being done musically. ”

One motivation for the 'Soul Train' awards was the grumbling that all of us in the industry have heard about the way black music tends to be viewed as a secondary phenomenon by the other awards shows. ”

The '70s and '80s were just the period during which the best soul music was created and the best records were done. ”

My father worked real hard. I admired him. My father taught me you needed to work with your brain and not your back. I've made that a passion. ”

I always felt a love for music, but I never got my nerve up enough to try a musical instrument in school. ”

I figured as long as the music stayed hot and important and good, that there would always be a reason for 'Soul Train.' ”

There was no match for Barry White. His music is just going to live forever. It's not limited to disco or soul or hip-hop or anything. ”

Love, peace and soul. ”