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“Art is my religion.”

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Source: • Erykah-Badu.com, quote on official website.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Erykah Badu" (Quotes)

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“Ziggy played guitar.”

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Source: • Ziggy Stardust
• Source: Wikiquote: "David Bowie" (Song lyrics, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972))

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“"Love lives forever."”

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Source: • Last title displayed on the film.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Michael Jackson" (Quotes, This Is It (2009): Recordings shown on the film This Is It first published 26 October 2009 months after his death on 25 June 2009. Original dates he made the statements aren't known. The film was dedicated to Michael's three children, Prince Michael, Paris and Prince Michael II aka Blanket.)

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“Work hard, sleep less”

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Source: • Both Idris Elba on motivation in this video
• Source: Wikiquote: "Idris Elba" (Sourced)

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“I'm going away tonight.”

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Source: • Last words as quoted by James Brown to Charles Bobbit, his longtime personal manager, just minutes before death on December 25 2006
• Source: Wikiquote: "James Brown" (Quotes)

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“Mama se, Mama sa, Mama coo sa.”

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Source: • Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
• Source: Wikiquote: "Michael Jackson" (Song Lyrics, Thriller (1982))

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“Most cassettes are afraid of me.”

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Source: • Source: Wikiquote: "Stevie Wonder" (Quotes)

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“Don't be afraid to be different.”

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Source: • As quoted in Kobe Bryant - Michael Jackson 1958 - 2009 - TIME (October 27, 2022)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Michael Jackson" (Attributed)

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“The truth hurts
and lie's worse.”

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Source: • Broken Strings
• Source: Wikiquote: "James Morrison (singer)" (Song lyrics, Undiscovered (James Morrison album) (2006))

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“Im not lost, no no, just undiscovered.”

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Source: • Undiscovered
• Source: Wikiquote: "James Morrison (singer)" (Song lyrics, Undiscovered (James Morrison album) (2006))

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“Fuck off! Just fuck off!”

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Source: • (in response to an audience member yelling "Tim Buckley." Jeff followed "fuck off" by adding, "the 60's are bullshit, the 70's almost big big bullshit, 80's... I don't even need to tell you, except for The Smiths maybe. Get out of it! Just get out of it! Shit's happening now, it's all about now, now now now. Bigger, faster, sweatier, skinnier, whiter, blacker, Gracer". Then Jeff goes into playing his song 'Grace'. )
• Source: Wikiquote: "Jeff Buckley" (Quotes, From Live in Chicago DVD)

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“Anybody can be a role model, anybody can.”

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Source: • Source: Wikiquote: "Selena" (Quotes, "Selena Live" Interview (1993): Rare "Selena Live" Interview 1993 - English)

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“You gotta know how to get to people's heart”

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Source: • Pop Chronicles: Show 15 - The Soul Reformation I: A symposium on soul, interview recorded 1.2.1968.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Ray Charles" (Quotes)

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“Mean songs are still better than going postal”

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Source: • "Sweet As Whole"
• Source: Wikiquote: "Sara Bareilles" (Lyrics:
All songs written by Bareilles unless otherwise noted., Once Upon Another Time (2012))

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“How you gonna win when you ain't right within?”

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Source: • Doo Wop, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Lauryn Hill" (Quotes)

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“It feels so good to be happy.”

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Source: • https://allauthor.com/quotes/
• Source: Wikiquote: "Etta James" (Quotes)

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“Lies run sprints but the truth runs marathons.”

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Source: • Press statement (November 2003); quoted in "Michael Jackson Calls Child Molestation Charges 'Lies'" (8 December 2003) Jet
• Source: Wikiquote: "Michael Jackson" (Quotes, 2003)

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“"It's all for love... With the love, L.O.V.E."”

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Source: • Note: The two lines are from different parts of the film;the quotes were edited together on the trailer as "It's all for love, L.O.V.E."
• Source: Wikiquote: "Michael Jackson" (Quotes, This Is It (2009): Recordings shown on the film This Is It first published 26 October 2009 months after his death on 25 June 2009. Original dates he made the statements aren't known. The film was dedicated to Michael's three children, Prince Michael, Paris and Prince Michael II aka Blanket.)

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“Stop beatin round the bush,
Let's get it on.”

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Source: • Let's Get It On.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Marvin Gaye" (Song lyrics, Let's Get It On (1973))

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“My longest love affair has been with my audience.”

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• Source: Wikiquote: "Tina Turner" (Quotes, 2010s, My Love Story (2018/19):
Tina Turner with Deborah Davis and Dominik Wichmann, My Love Story: The Autobiography (2019) )

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“"Before you judge someone else, judge yourself!"”

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Source: • Source: Wikiquote: "Zayn Malik" (Quotes)

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“His rhythm is the only one I can sing my songs to.”

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Source: • On Chuck Berry, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/chuckberryhailhailrocknrollpgharrington_a0aa6d.htm
• Source: Wikiquote: "Little Richard" (Quotes)

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“Baby, everything is alright,
Uptight, outta sight!”

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Source: • Uptight (Everything's Alright)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Stevie Wonder" (Song lyrics)

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“Every music has its own soul, Quincy”

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Source: • Said to Quincy Jones as quoted in The Arranger, an article in Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-arranger-20940901/
• Source: Wikiquote: "Ray Charles" (Quotes)

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“(to Liam) "No, don't be sorry [for yourself].”

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Source: • Source: Wikiquote: "Zayn Malik" (Quotes)

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