Joe Cocker Quotes

I listen to oldies but goodies stations, '60s and '70s music.

I still love listening to the old stuff - Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, you know. I stick to the old school stuff, but I love Mark Ronson. I love John Legend.

I'm obsessed with the sound of today, but I was raised on the Motown sound.

Back in the days, the groups and the bands that we listened to were like Earth, Wind and Fire, Santana and Grateful Dead. We don't have a lot of those bands anymore.

I listen to a lot of old stuff like Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, and The Temptations.

I like a lot of old-school R&B, soul, and classic rock.

I grew up listening to oldies, like Motown. That's from my mom.

Even before coming into the industry, I was a big fan of Motown, the Jackson 5, Gladys Knight, the Temptations, Diana Ross and The Supremes.

I have a couple of all-time favorites: Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.

I listened to a lot of Marvin Gaye and Motown records.

I've always loved Dusty Springfield and Martha Reeves.

I like old Ashanti and stuff like that. I like a lot of old R&B music.

I was raised on Marvin Gaye. Before I knew Babyface or anyone else, I knew Marvin Gaye. My mother played Marvin Gaye.

Stevie Wonder's records introduced me to '70s soul when I was 12 or 13.

My favorite artists always documented emotion. Marvin Gaye and Al Green and Sade and Aaliyah.

I grew in the inner city, listening to Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, James Brown, The Commodores - lots of soul music.

I think I'm more influenced, just in general, not by blues artists, but more by stuff from Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder. Stevie Wonder is probably my biggest musical influence of all. And Donny Hathaway.

I like the old '90s music.

I'm a big fan of pop music - I think Marvin Gaye was pop music; things like that.

My father would play Stevie Wonder in the car, but that never sunk in.

I don't use old music.

Miguel has this Prince, Marvin Gaye, old-school feel that I love.

I listen to a lot of old music, like Joni Mitchell and David Bowie.

I honed in on a great time, the Motown era, the '60s and '70s. That type of music has always been a staple in my life.

It's hard to say a favorite song of my father's. I listen to all his stuff - a lot of the old stuff before the '70s.