Gregory Isaacs Quotes

I think the most-played record in our house was the 'Big Chill' Soundtrack - so Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, the Temptations, Otis Redding. I think that's where I got my love for a good hook, a good soul hook - really smooth and warm and from the heart.

I can't see why we can't toss in a Junior Walker or Wilson Pickett number in every once in a while.

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

See, I'm a Pisces, so I get down with love songs. I'm totally into slow jams and old-school R&B, all that.

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

I like listening to old soul music. I like Sam Cooke. When I was growing up, the first things I was listening to was Whitney Houston and Cher. They were really big inspirations for me.

When I started playing, I played in R&B bands. I played James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and all that.

I'm an old soul. I like the Nat King Cole; Sam Cooke is my favorite singer of all time. But I'm into neo-soul; I'm into R&B. Some of the modern stuff appeals to me, but most of it comes from an older time.

I played around with the idea of touring with a soul revue, with Smokey Robinson, Sam Moore, Darlene Love, people like that.

I love Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, and The Supremes, because I'm kind of old-school at heart.

We're Midwestern guys who grew up listening to soul music.

My parents' record collection was the music I was hearing as long as I can remember, and I would play Otis Redding over and over again.

I listen to a lot of Solange. I love old-school as well.

I grew up listening to pop music with my dad in the car, and we'd just listen to Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Earth Wind & Fire, KC and the Sunshine Band - all that good stuff. So to see it snaking its way back around again is really exciting, and I love listening to the radio.

My parents played the Bee Gees; Earth, Wind & Fire; Michael Jackson. The best pop music to infiltrate a child's mind.

As a kid, I loved to sing along to the Drifters and Otis Redding.

In my player, I have a Luis Miguel CD as well as a Brian McKnight CD. I'm known for my very romantic ballads as well as the fun, up-tempo pop songs.

Everybody's family plays them music, and my grandma used to play a lot of old-school stuff, like Ron Isley and Gladys Knight. Earth, Wind & Fire is the one I started paying attention to. My uncle introduced me to R&B, like Dru Hill, 112 and all those dudes.

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

I love my slow jams.

Kelly Clarkson definitely reminds me of Motown. She's pop, but she's also very, very soulful.

I fell in love with R&B music at a young age. The energy and aesthetic of that genre strike an emotional chord with me.

I started listening to old school R&B artists like Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, and Donny Hathaway when I was in 6th grade.

I love soul music.

I would have to say Sam Cooke is the one I admired most. His artistry and vocal, just the way he did it.