We never considered ourselves a funk band.Philip BaileyTheWorldMotivation.comTry New ThemeDownloadSharePin ItCopied to clipboard!“We never considered ourselves a funk band.
“When we came up, Clive Davis and other record execs would do anything to keep Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, even Johnny Mathis intact, because they wanted to keep alive a musical legacy. As a result, those artists were able to spend 30 to 40 years in the business and still make a living, still have a fan base.”Philip BaileyAlive
“I think that there's certain music that instead of saying a lot of different things that are on my psyche, I just say, 'I've aged out.' Because that is the best way of putting it, because a lot of things I simply don't understand and will not understand and can't see any intrinsic value in.”
“The reason I started dancing in the first place was my dad took me to see 'Bring In 'da Noise, Bring In 'da Funk' when I was 9.”Justin PeckFunk
“I worked with the Neville Brothers for 40-some years on the highway, and up and down since I can remember - funk from New Orleans.”Aaron Neville
“Buying into the hype can get you into a lot of trouble, believing your own press.”Philip BaileyBelieving
“I do listen to more jazz and gospel than anything else, but my ears are still very much open and listening to stuff that comes out. And a lot of times my kids turn me on to stuff.”Philip BaileyAnything Else
“We're a band that struck on a really fantastic formula. We were able to carry it through.”Philip BaileyCarry
“I'm always surprised that I'm still around funk and that people are still into it.”George ClintonFunk
“One of the greatest matches I ever saw was Jerry Lawler against Terry Funk in the Memphis Midsouth Coliseum, but there was Flair vs. Steamboat in Nashville back in '89.”Jim CornetteFunk