Cooke Quotes
Musicians on the singer who shaped soul music.
Sam Cooke's name comes up here through the voices of admirers, from a gospel-singing father who watched him perform with The Soul Stirrers to modern artists naming him a favorite of all time. It's a fitting read next to our Category quotes for musicians who resist easy comparison.
I'm an old soul. I like the Nat King Cole; Sam Cooke is my favorite singer of all time. But I'm into neo-soul; I'm into R&B. Some of the modern stuff appeals to me, but most of it comes from...
My dad sung and played piano. But he was also a man of God. He was a minister. So when Sam Cooke would come in town, you know, with The Soul Stirrers at that time, he was singing gospel, they...
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People like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding - I do not put myself in that category.
I would have to say Sam Cooke is the one I admired most. His artistry and vocal, just the way he did it.
Always Quotes
The first time I heard Sam Cooke was in the 'Malcom X' film. I was with my father, and that's the first time I heard his song. I remember my father telling me the story of Sam Cooke.
I love the pioneers like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, but when I write music, it comes out in my own way.
I want people to see an honesty within me. I'm not trying to be the next Sam Cooke or Otis Redding.
Sam Cooke was a gospel singer like myself, and when he crossed over and started singing rock n' roll, it kind of gave me the green light to go ahead and do it.
A lot of times, that's hard to capture: what you sound like in person versus what you sound like on record. If I had total control, I would do a lot of the old songs - not only my songs...
Because Quotes
Estee Lauder cologne. Sam Cooke always wore it, and I started wearing it because he wore it.
When I first played New York, it was with James Brown at the Apollo, and I was playing in a band under the name The Valentinos. I remember Sam Cooke saying, 'I want you to go in there with James...
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For more on artistic legacy and craft, our Control quotes page explores a related side of performance.
