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I've discovered that Motown and Broadway have a lot in common - a family of wonderfully talented, passionate, hardworking young people, fiercely competitive but also full of love and appreciation for the work, for each other and for the people in the audience.

— Berry Gordy

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 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

I grew up in Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, and my mom and pop had an extensive record collection, so Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder and all of those sounds and souls of Motown filled the house.

— Jay-Z

Even before coming into the industry, I was a big fan of Motown, the Jackson 5, Gladys Knight, the Temptations, Diana Ross and The Supremes.

— Stephanie Mills

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

— Smokey Robinson

I grew up when the whole Motown thing was huge. The charts in those days were dominated by groups more than solo artists at one point.

— Simon Cowell

I went from elementary school to proper training, operatic training, and I went on to the Motown University and learned a lot of things from some wonderful people.

— Martha Reeves

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 was the mecca. It was every writer's dream to work there.

— Valerie Simpson

✗Opposing Perspectives

When we were first started we were doing a lot of Motown stuff, but actually playing it more in a rock way. Everybody in the band sang and we did a lot of harmonies.

— Roy Wood