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Style is whatever you want to do, if you can do it with confidence.

~George Clinton

Topics: Confidence Style Want Whatever You You Can Do It

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Record companies would rather you stay dumb, not even think of it as a business, so they can either rip you off or get you out of the way in five years to make way for the new groups.

~George Clinton

Topics: Business Companies Dumb Either Even Five Get Groups Make New Off Out Rather Record Record Companies Rip Stay Think Way Would Years You

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Hip-hop is getting to the point now where they are going to start sounding like Al Jarreau or Bobby McFerrin or some of the other poets. Some of the better rappers can rap real fast without even melodies. It'll get to that same point.

~George Clinton

Topics: Al Better Bobby Even Fast Get Getting Going Hip-Hop Like Melodies Now Other Poets Point Rap Rappers Real Same Some Start Where Without

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I pick up on styles, way before they get popular, pretty much before young kids do. I see 'em coming.

~George Clinton

Topics: Before Coming Get Kids Much Pick Popular Pretty See Styles Up Way Young Young Kids I See

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When I hear music that parents hate, or older musicians hate, I know that's the new music. When I hear older people saying, 'I hate Rap or Techno' I rush to it.

~George Clinton

Topics: Hate Hear Hear Music Know Music Musicians New New Music Older Older People Parents People Rap Rush Saying Techno

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I think a lot of people really have religious overtones of having come from somewhere. I mean, even the whole concept of religion is kind of alien.

~George Clinton

Topics: Alien Come Concept Even Having Kind Lot Mean People Really Religion Religious Somewhere Think Whole I Think

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The words I use too often are X-rated, something an old man like me shouldn't be talking about anyway.

~George Clinton

Topics: About Anyway Like Man Me Often Old Old Man Something Talking Too Use Words

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I'm always surprised that I'm still around funk and that people are still into it.

~George Clinton

Topics: Always Around Funk People Still Surprised

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You can rebel against everything adults say. When I want to find out what the new music is, I find out what parents hate.

~George Clinton

Topics: Adult Against Everything Find Hate Music New New Music Out Parents Rebel Say Want You

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I was at the Apollo Theater all the time, skipping school, and I worked in a barbershop. That's how I started with doo-wop. Now I've come full circle. I did all kinds of music. I used to work on Broadway and Tin Pan Alley.

~George Clinton

Topics: Alley Apollo Broadway Circle Come Did Full How Kinds Music Now Pan School Started Theater Time Tin Used Work Worked

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: July 22nd, 1941

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