The one singer Rick Rubin said was touched by God: “These one-of-a-kind people”
The divine musical heroes.
James Brown
The greatest lyric ever written, according to Nile Rodgers: “It reminds me of James Joyce”
The finest line in funk?
The live album David Bowie called the “one of the most exciting”
“You have never, in your life, heard anything like this…”
The reason Nick Cave can never write like his idol James Brown: “Get funky!”
Two very different artists.
Why James Brown could best Mick Jagger onstage, according to Charlie Watts
Going against the master.