Solomon Burke quotes

Solomon Burke was an American soul singer and songwriter, often referred to as the "King of Rock 'n' Soul." Known for his powerful voice and emotional delivery, he influenced generations of musicians in rhythm and blues, gospel, and soul. He is remembered as one of the most important figures in the history of American popular music. Here are 23 of his quotes:

I didn't do the marching down the streets, jumping in front of the lines and holding hands... that wasn't me. (Solomon Burke)
The secret was to just be cool, stay in God's graces, and work it out. View quote
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I didn't need to borrow money from the record company, because if I had my own publishing company, and I had my own writers, I'd have enough to get and do whatever I wanted to do. View quote
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We had some problems - my children were kidnapped during that time, and it just changed my whole way of thinking, from being in show business and everything else. View quote
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As you grow older, you learn to understand life a little better. View quote
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Leonard Chess passed, and that was the end of the Chess label for that time. View quote
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I don't need to make a fortune, I need to survive. View quote
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Sometimes its controversy, but we all have our choices that we make. View quote
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I want to be a soul singer. View quote
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You gotta do it with class and integrity. If not, you're gonna drag yourself through the mud. View quote
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I'm still amazed people remembered and didn't give up on me. (Solomon Burke)
Apollo Records signed me for my gospel ability. View quote
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I was signed to MGM. I was in Vegas for sixteen weeks at the Sands Hotel. View quote
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My manager was Buddy Glee, who put me together with Mike Curb, and was basically the idea to bring some soul to the label and bring something different to the label besides the Hank Williams situation. View quote
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But we didn't have the financial structure, like the right attorneys, the right managers, the right accountants, and we were going against the grain of what black entertainers is supposed to do. View quote
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I walked out of the Chinese restaurant with a fat check, a record deal, and a box of shrimp egg foo yung! View quote
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I didn't need to depend on the record company to publish my records. View quote
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The deals that were made for Black artists at that time were not the deals that were made for white artists. View quote
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If we could buy these properties and then invest in the Black community, with our own McDonald's, with our own Kentucky Fried Chickens, it was gonna be a great move. View quote
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I should have my own publishing companies. View quote
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We were grooving, at that point, in the same direction, but remember, Roy Hamilton and myself were going into a path and a direction that had no programming. (Solomon Burke)
We were using the record as a tool to invest money into real estate all through the South, because we were living in an era where the South was changing. View quote
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That was my choice at that time, and I still say Nixon was a great president. A very beautiful and wise man. View quote
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Solomon Burke

Solomon Burke - Image
Photo: Tom Beetz, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Musician
Born: March 21, 1940
Died: October 10, 2010
Quotes count: 23