James Brown Quotes

I sang in church, but growing up in the neighborhood, music was more of an expression of relief or entertainment.

I always think of the live show first, where the song is gonna go in the show. That's why they aren't sad songs. When I play, I want to make people happy, not sad. It's such a pleasure for me to do what I do, and I want other people to feel some form of that pleasure, too.

Singing aloud leaves you with a sense of levity and contentedness.

People relate to me, and I try to make songs that make people smile.

I'm the first one in line to go watch 'Spider-Man', but there's definitely something in me that makes me want to go to a movie and see something that makes me feel good about life.

I am moved by music, and certain things just make my day.

I just think music is such a beautiful thing. It lifts the heart and buoys up your spirits - all kinds of music.

The best thing is being able to perform in front of people and to express my feelings, whatever they may be at the time. Just to be able to make the world a happier place to be.

Basically, I love films where everything is great and life is good.

I'm happy that I have brought laughter because I have been shown by many the value of it in so many lives, in so many ways.

There's nothing better than lifting somebody's spirit with music.

Music is something that always lifts my spirits and makes me happy, and when I make music I always hope it will have the same effect on whoever listens to it.

I don't want to make people cry - unless it's with happiness.

Music gives people the ability to dream, to leave their troubles behind for a moment and experience something beautiful. You create dreams and that's a beautiful thing!

Music is a spiritual event and a means to realize freedom.

At the end of the day, what people want from me is to get up there on that stage and make them feel powerful and give them a release for an hour and a half or two hours every once in a while. And if I'm still able to do that, hopefully I'm still making people happy.

Singing provides a true sense of lightheartedness. If I sing when I am alone, I feel wonderful. It's freedom.

I try to give positive energy in all my shows.

Life can be challenging and sad... but music is the easy part.

I love to laugh, and laughter is one of my favorite things. When you have a really good laugh, you feel great afterwards.

Laughter heals all wounds, and that's one thing that everybody shares. No matter what you're going through, it makes you forget about your problems. I think the world should keep laughing.

You go overseas and people are oppressed and scared and worried but we're not like that... we're more like my films and how people come out at the end of seeing them - they feel good.

I associate music with fun and joy.

As a little kid in a sometimes hard place, I went to the movies as often as I could. Movies - making them, seeing them - is not something that could ever lose its pleasure for me. That puts them on a short list of things that eternally give me joy - love, family, food, movies.

You get a show where people are jumping up and dancing, but it's not a critical event in the sense of profound catharsis. Essentially it's celebratory.