Home / Quotes / Quote by Bobby Womack

Quote by Bobby Womack

“I started with Sam Cooke when I was 6 or 7 years old.”

Quote by Bobby Womack

Author

Bobby Womack was an American singer-songwriter, born on March 4, 1944, and passed away on June 27, 2014. He was a successor to the musical tradition of the Womack family, known for his emotive voice and creative talent. Womack had a successful music career in the 1960s and 1970s, with hits like 'If You Think You're Hot' and 'That's the Way I Feel Inside'. His career spanned multiple musical genres, including rock, blues, and gospel. more

You May Also Like

“I will play my part by singing the spirit into every open heart.”

Heart Play Spirit Singing Open Heart

Author:Bobby Womack

“The bravest man in the universe Is the one who has forgiven first.”

Men Firsts Universe Forgiven

Author:Bobby Womack

“I never thought of myself as a good singer.”

Author:Loleatta Holloway

“I couldn't get my album played over the so-called smooth jazz stations. Jazz stations would not play it. You don't always know who you're making that soul connection with.”

Knows Soul Play Connections Jazz Albums Stations Smooth Smooth Jazz

Author:Roy Ayers

“What we call soul has been around a long time. It comes out of a particular culture that is African in origin, but influenced by 250 years of slavery, as well as other forms of racial oppression.”

Years Wells Long Has Beens Soul Form Culture Particular Long Time Slavery Oppression

Author:Roy Ayers

“Now I get exposure first with people directly in the clubs. This is a unique situation for me.”

People Firsts Situation Unique Clubs Exposure

Author:Roy Ayers

“Most musicians count at the beginning, and never count and talk to their musicians after that. They only talk to them at the end of the song. But I would count with them and talk.”

Ends Song Musician

Author:Roy Ayers

“Most artists have contracts directly with the record company, and when they do music, all of their music is owned by the record company. But I did mine through a production company.”

Artist Company Records Mines Music Is Productions Contracts Record Companies

Author:Roy Ayers

“I was with PolyGram; that was the big label that I was with for the longest, like 12 years.”

Years Bigs Labels

Author:Roy Ayers

“I was being an artist, being sensitive and technical as artists are. I'm sure Leonardo Da Vinci did that. Artists don't always feel the same as others feel about their work.”

Feels Artist Sensitive Being An Artist Leonardo

Author:Roy Ayers