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My dad liked a lot of Motown, but I didn't listen to it until my teenage years.

— John Legend

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I grew up not far from where Motown was founded, maybe 300 miles from Detroit and I've always liked - I used to like the way they made records. I still do, I just haven't had a chance to hear as much. They used to entertain me.

— Rick Danko

I love Motown, that whole era. Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson. I just put on Pandora, and put it on Motown, and it makes me smile; makes me smile so much.

— Tika Sumpter

Motown will always be a heavy-duty part of my life because those are my roots.

— Smokey Robinson

My dad was a soul fan and a singer himself, and he loved vocal harmony, stuff like the Beach Boys and Motown like the Four Tops, which was a big influence on me.

— Katy B

I listened to a lot of Marvin Gaye and Motown records.

— Charlie Puth

I honed in on a great time, the Motown era, the '60s and '70s. That type of music has always been a staple in my life.

— Raphael Saadiq

Growing up, I liked all the stuff that everyone else was listening to, like Motown, but the biggest group of all was The Beatles.

— Eddie Murphy

Motown was about music for all people - white and black, blue and green, cops and the robbers. I was reluctant to have our music alienate anyone.

— Berry Gordy

✗Opposing Perspectives

I grew up listening to oldies, like Motown. That's from my mom.

— Ryan Lochte

With the '60s era and Motown, my grandparents actually introduced us to that when I was younger, so I grew up listening to the Jackson Five, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Supremes and Diana Ross' solo stuff. I just loved it.

— Jordin Sparks