When I was coming up, a lot of serious jazz players couldn't stand funk. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes come funk jazz
You can play Mozart all you want and pretend that it gives you class, but what is class, you know? Class is a bus driver on the M103 who gets off the bus to help somebody on board even though he's tired, he's exhausted, and he's two months behind on his mortgage. That's real class. James McBride boardbusclass share on social
My mother tried her best to give us a sense of self-esteem. James McBride esteemgivemother Change image and share on social
I'm not interested in food. It's just fuel. James McBride foodfuelinterest Change image and share on social
I had an instinctive feeling that the people who have little or no school training should have something coming into their homes weekly which dealt with their problems in a simple, helpful way... so I wrote in a plain, common-sense way on the things that concerned our people. Ida B. Wells comecommonconcern share on social
The Rat Pack was the piece that really kicked me out of that little funk that I was in and then Ted called me up and asked me if I wanted to be the dad in Blow. Ray Liotta askblowcall Change image and share on social
