Berry Gordy quotes

Berry Gordy is an American producer and songwriter, best known as the founder of Motown Records. His label launched the careers of legendary artists like Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, and Marvin Gaye. He has played a pivotal role in shaping the sound of popular music and breaking racial barriers in the entertainment industry. Here are 8 of his quotes:

I have this ability to find this hidden talent in people that sometimes even they didn't know they had. (Berry Gordy)

Today's business climate is not for me.

Berry Gordy

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

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

If I settle a case out of court, it's because I love the person.

Berry Gordy

I'm a songwriter, that's what I love.

Berry Gordy

The whole purpose of writing a book is to be understood - if other people write about you, they try to guess why you did things, or they hear things from other people.

Berry Gordy

Whenever I came up against presidents of other companies, I was always smarter, because I was from the streets.

Berry Gordy

Berry Gordy

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Occupation: American Producer
Born: November 28, 1929
Quotes count: 8

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