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Cooke Quotes
Musicians on the singer who shaped soul music.
Sam Cooke's name comes up here through the voices of admirers, from a gospel-singing father who watched him perform with The Soul Stirrers to modern artists naming him a favorite of all time. It's a fitting read next to our Category quotes for musicians who resist easy comparison.
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad sung and played piano. But he was also a man of God. He was a minister. So when Sam Cooke would come in town, you know, with The Soul Stirrers at that time, he was singing gospel, they would end up at my dad's church, and it would always be a guest singer for Sunday morning.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would have to say Sam Cooke is the one I admired most. His artistry and vocal, just the way he did it.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first time I heard Sam Cooke was in the 'Malcom X' film. I was with my father, and that's the first time I heard his song. I remember my father telling me the story of Sam Cooke.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love the pioneers like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, but when I write music, it comes out in my own way.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want people to see an honesty within me. I'm not trying to be the next Sam Cooke or Otis Redding.
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Sam Cooke was a gospel singer like myself, and when he crossed over and started singing rock n' roll, it kind of gave me the green light to go ahead and do it.
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A lot of times, that's hard to capture: what you sound like in person versus what you sound like on record. If I had total control, I would do a lot of the old songs - not only my songs but Sam Cooke songs, Luther Vandross, melody songs. That's what I would really do if I had an opportunity to do a record.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Estee Lauder cologne. Sam Cooke always wore it, and I started wearing it because he wore it.
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