"Sometimes I feel like I'm a preacher as well, 'cause I can really get into an audience"
- James Brown
About this Quote
This quote by James Brown talks to his ability to captivate an audience with his music and performance. He is comparing himself to a preacher, in that he can get an audience to feel the very same feeling and energy that a preacher can evoke in a parish. He is stating that he can use his music to move individuals in the same method that a preacher can use their words. This talks to the power of music and how it can be utilized to bring individuals together and produce a shared experience. Brown was a master at producing a special atmosphere with his music and performance, and this quote speaks with his capability to do so. He was able to use his music to bring people together and produce a shared experience, just like a preacher can do with their words.
This quote is written / told by James Brown between March 23, 1920 and December 25, 2006. He/she was a famous Musician from USA.
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