Funk Quotes
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Hot funk, cold punk, even if it's old junk, it's still rock and roll to me.
Billy Joel
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Whenever I think about funk music, it has a look - and that's how it sounds.
Erykah Badu
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Rock and roll to the beat of the funk fuzz
Wipe your feet really good on the rhythm rug
If you feel the urge to freak, do the jitterbug
Come and spread your arms if you really need a hug.
Kamaal Ibn John Fareed
A Tribe Called Quest
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Basically I made her Sara Pocock listen to funk music for a good month, a nonstop stream of George Clinton. I was talking about the art from...if you look at the art from George Clinton albums there are two or three artists he worked with...I made her listen to my album too so all the images are from jokes I made. I wanted it to look like the thoughts that are coming out of my brain which is what comedy is anyway.
Baron Vaughn
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[I listen to] "Uptown Funk", Bruno Mars, sometimes even Nina Simone and Adele. Whatever comes up, whatever floats my boat, whatever makes me tap into something in me to just decompress - I listen to that.
Viola Davis
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The numerous ecstatic traditions - including free jazz and funk - have all been great inspirations.
David First