Author: Don Cornelius

Quotes

I was never exposed to a great deal of racism, but the Chicago I grew up in was very, very segregated.

I was never exposed to a great deal of racism, but the Chicago I grew up in was very, very segregated.

- Don Cornelius

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.

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.

- Don Cornelius

Black music is too big and too powerful not to have its own awards show.

Black music is too big and too powerful not to have its own awards show.

- Don Cornelius

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.

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.

- Don Cornelius

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

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

- Don Cornelius

Love, peace and soul.

Love, peace and soul.

- Don Cornelius

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.

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.

- Don Cornelius

When you come up with a good idea, you don't have to do a whole lot. The idea does it for you.

When you come up with a good idea, you don't have to do a whole lot. The idea does it for you.

- Don Cornelius

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

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

- Don Cornelius

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