James Brown
Singer, Musician
"I only got a seventh-grade education, but I have a doctorate in funk, and I like to put that to good use"
Funk quotes
Funk
14 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Nina Simone
Singer, Songwriter, Pianist
"Funk, gospel, blues is all out of slavery times, out of depression, out of sorrow."
Rick James
Musician
"Off stage it's cool-out time. You can't funk and roll ALL the time."
David Bowie
Musician, Actor
"Funk, I don't think I have anything to do with funk. I've never considered myself funky."
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