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-People like to see...winners.
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They like to see
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people that are doing something,
you know?
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Uh...
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Only time I want to appear dead
is when I'm buried.
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Wait a minute!
-Wait a minute.
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-Everybody feel good?
-Yeah!
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-You feel real good?
-Yeeeeah!
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-Over 50 years
in the business,
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singing and dancing hard.
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-Are you ready to party?
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-Yeah.
-I knew about James
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having a lot of health issues.
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He was losing weight.
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-I really became his advocate
when it came to health.
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-♪ Yeah!
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♪ Say
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-When Brown loves you,
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he'll hand you his business
to handle.
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-♪ Yeah! Say!
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-There was one moment when
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James Brown
almost got super vulnerable.
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-♪ Yeah!
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-James Brown wanted
separate payment
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for sampling.
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-He didn't get paid the money
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that he was supposed
to get paid.
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-Thank you.
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-We see people who we deem
as genius
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experiencing a lot of turmoil.
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♪
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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-I get up every morning
to show that the small man
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can become
as big as big can be.
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[ Cheers and applause
continue ]
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-James Brown has been in prison
for the last two years.
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He was arrested and convicted
of assaulting his neighbor
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and resisting arrest
in a car chase
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with the local police.
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Well, despite pleading
not guilty,
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James Brown was then sentenced
to six years imprisonment.
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♪
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-People over in England
now think that James Brown
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is actually free.
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-No, I'm not free.
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The only thing free in me
is my spirit.
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But my body is not free.
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I'm incarcerated.
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-For two and a half years,
he was there.
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And we really thought
this was the end of his career.
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He's in his late 50s.
He's gonna be 60 years old.
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-The period
between '87 and 1990,
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it's probably
the most humiliating
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or hardest times of his life.
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-Ahmir Thompson and I
went to high school together,
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and we grew up
in the same neighborhood,
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so every time James Brown
would be on the news,
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we would get together in school
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or on the phone after school
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and like, "Man, what's going on
with James, man?
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What's happening?"
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But in retrospect,
when he went to jail,
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part of me also felt, like,
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maybe if he goes away
for a couple of years,
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he can dry himself out.
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-He's like, "This is
my two-year unwanted vacation."
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[ Laughs ]
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And he was like,
"I needed to rest.
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I needed some things to..."
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You needed to detox.
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-Soul singer James Brown
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went before the South Carolina
Parole Board,
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hoping to become a free man
after serving
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just over two years of
a six-year sentence for assault.
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-He'll be paroled today,
provisionally.
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So you're free to go today.
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-The announcement brought
tears of joy to Brown's wife
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Adrienne,
and smiles from his daughter.
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Brown will be on parole
until October of '93,
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and must undergo a drug
and alcohol treatment program.
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-I would definitely say prison
was transformative...twice.
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Early [chuckles]
and later on in life.
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-I just trust God and I hope
for the best.
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I try to let my --
my first two years show that,
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um, what kind of man I'm about.
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♪ Ooooow!
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♪
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[ Whistles ]
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♪ Yeah, I'm back
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♪
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♪ I'm back
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♪ I'm back
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-I was with him
when he walked out
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of that prison.
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I'll never forget it.
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-♪ Get up offa that thing
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♪ And dance
'til you feel better ♪
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♪ Get up offa that thing
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♪ And dance
'till you sing it now ♪
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-When he got out,
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everybody wanted
a piece of James Brown.
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-♪ Get up offa that thing
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-People will say about
"Oh, how James Brown
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career is ruined,
look what he did to himself."
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I said, "Don't kid yourself.
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The truth is that
if it's handled right,
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he will have one of
the greatest comebacks
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of any entertainer
there ever was."
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♪
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-I contacted Mr. Brown
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some almost
two years ago just to say
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that we out here love him,
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and we thought perhaps there
may have been some injustice.
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-He said, "You know, Butch Lewis
the promoter came to see me.
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He wants to put up money
for the first show to come back.
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He said, uh, "It's going
to be pay-per-view."
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I said, "Like a boxing match?"
He said, "Yeah."
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I remember sitting
in his dressing room that night,
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and he looked up at me,
he said,
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"I told you I'd be back,
Reverend."
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Dear God, we thank you for
surviving these difficult times,
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to bring us to this place
and this point.
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He said, "Are they sold out?"
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I said, "They are sold out,"
he said,
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"Big names out there,"
I said, "Huge names."
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Thank you for the greatest
entertainer in the world,
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The Godfather, James Brown.
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Amen.
-Amen. [ Cheers and applause ]
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-When I said Amen,
he dropped our hands
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and walked on stage
and grabbed the mic.
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James Brown was back.
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[ "Living in America" plays ]
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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-I was very lucky
when I walked out,
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all I had to do to show
that I could still do it.
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And that was very important
for myself
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that the career was there.
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-♪ Living in America
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♪ Living in America
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-James Brown!
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-♪ Ah
-James Brown!
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James Brown!
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James Brooown!
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♪
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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-All right, all right.
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Got MC hammer out here
and James Brown.
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Boy, I tell you,
if my back wasn't bad, I'd...
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[ Laughter ]
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-♪ Oh-oh oh-oh,
here comes the hammer ♪
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♪ Watch me!
-James Brown,
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he's my number one inspiration
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because he's the hardest
working person I've seen.
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-In the '80s, for example,
when you put your radio on
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and you heard a hip-hop record
with a James Brown sample in it,
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and you knew there was no law
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to allow you to get paid
for that, how did you feel?
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-It was a law,
but they didn't exercise it.
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You can't do over
four bars or nothing.
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So the law was there, but they
didn't want to understand it
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and didn't want to deal with it.
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-He's the world's
most sampled artist of all time.
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-You can take a piece of his
and add it to --
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add it to yours, and then that's
just created a whole new era
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of how to do music
and -- and it's assisted people
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along the way with making
their records cool, you know?
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"Oh, that's cool.
It's got the James in it."
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-For a lot of the inner cities,
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we just kept playing the music
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that was the magic period
between 1968 and 1975.
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♪
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-I started in 1976 as a B-girl.
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[ Rapping ] Well, I'm Sha, party
people, and I'm ready to rock,
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and if it want to be done,
you got to give me what you got.
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-♪ Ain't it funky?
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-If you put on
a James Brown song,
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you can let that song play
all the way through
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or you could wait
for that breakbeat.
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-♪ A-one, two, three, four
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♪
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-The DJs in hip-hop
had the ability,
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with two turntables
and a mixer,
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to go in and make that
one little area
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of a song go on and on.
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That's what they say, "On and on
till the break of dawn.
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You keep on."
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-When Herc and Bambaataa
and Flash
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and these guys are piecing
these records together
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and going back and forth,
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we're recreating
and reinventing the records
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to serve a different
artistic purpose.
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James was at the center
of all of that.
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-1989!
-The number.
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Another summer.
-Get down!
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Sound of the Funky Drummer.
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-♪ I'm gonna knock you out
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♪ Mama said knock you out
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-♪ Whose house?
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-♪ Say what?
-♪ Run's house
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-♪ I ain't no joke
I used to let the mic smoke ♪
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♪ Now I slam it when I'm done
and make sure it's broke ♪
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-♪ It takes two
to make a thing go right ♪
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♪
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♪ It takes two
to make it outta sight ♪
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♪
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-I think James Brown really was
the architect of hip-hop.
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You think about Funky Drummer,
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you think about "Think,"
Lyn Collins.
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Hip-hop was built
on those grooves.
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-You know, it was crazy
because it was hip-hop
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for its time,
that's how I look at it.
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And then it became
what made hip-hop
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hip-hop, you know,
for our time.
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-I grew up in nightclub periods,
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and I've never, ever,
ever knew a night
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where some element of
James Brown wasn't in the air.
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-Hip-hop, you know,
we stand on James's shoulders.
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James Brown, without a doubt,
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is one of the cornerstones
of hip-hop culture.
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-♪ That's the way love goes
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♪ Like a moth to a flame,
burned by the fire ♪
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-"Papa, Don't Take No Mess"
was the foundation of
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"That's the Way Love Goes,"
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which is my favorite Janet song.
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I remember, um, loving
the groove to that and thinking,
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"What if we could create
an actual song
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with chord changes and melodies
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and all kinds
of different stuff over that
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"Papa Don't Take No Mess"
groove.
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Obviously one of her
biggest records ever.
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-If you have 15,000 people,
you know,
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just taking even
snippets of his beat,
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it's because they want to be
solidified as that artist.
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Because with a James Brown
beat behind you,
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there's no way
that you could lose.
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-Each year,
our most prestigious award
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is the American Music Award
of Merit.
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This year's recipient,
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the Godfather
of Soul, James Brown...
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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...is having as much effect
on music of today
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as he did on the music
of 30 years ago.
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♪
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-♪ Get up
-♪ Get on up
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-♪ Get up
-♪ Get on up
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-♪ Stay on the scene
-♪ Get on up
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-♪ Like a sex machine
-Dance,
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expression, vocalization,
and musicianship.
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That's James Brown.
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There's a meaning to what
James Brown,
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when he put a umph in it.
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It's not just a "you heard it,"
253
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It's like you felt it.
254
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-His hard work
and his determination
255
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is what got him there.
256
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But really,
what truly got him there
257
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is his heart.
258
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[ Cheers and applause ]
-Thank you very much. Come on.
259
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Would you take this back?
260
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'Cause I got something
I gotta do right here.
261
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[ Cheers and applause ]
262
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Thank you very much.
263
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First, I thank God.
264
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Then I thank
my lovely wife Adrienne
265
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out there who stood with me
when times were rough.
266
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-You know I will give it
to Adrienne.
267
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She stood by him the whole time.
268
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James was back
being the James that I loved,
269
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and then back
being the James that I knew.
270
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-When Brown loved somebody,
he does.
271
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You know, there's no half way
with James Brown.
272
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-Yeah.
273
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-♪ Did you forget?
274
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For close to 30 years,
275
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he has been a musical legend,
276
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living up to the image
as the hardest working man
277
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in show business,
an innovator who is imitated
278
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and not always paid for it.
279
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-This guy had
an intrinsic talent
280
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for just taking things
and putting them together.
281
00:11:40,563 --> 00:11:44,770
He was a soup maker,
and he was a master at it,
282
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and nobody could
cover his songs.
283
00:11:47,065 --> 00:11:49,564
Otis Redding did
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag."
284
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Nobody wants to hear that.
285
00:11:51,649 --> 00:11:53,482
Gene Chandler did
"There Was a Time"
286
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It was a joke.
287
00:11:54,775 --> 00:11:56,274
You couldn't cover his songs
288
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because they were so personal
289
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and so much a part
of who he was.
290
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-There's only one James Brown.
He is instantly recognizable.
291
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Impossible to copy,
although many have tried.
292
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He is somebody who changed
the course of popular music,
293
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and I think by doing that,
he changed culture as well.
294
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-There are seven acknowledged
wonders of the world,
295
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and you are about to witness
the eighth live
296
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in that little tiny TV set
that you still haven't paid for.
297
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Please welcome...
[ Laughter ]
298
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...the greatest
soul singer in the world,
299
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the hardest working man
in show business,
300
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the Godfather of Soul,
301
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Mr. James Brown!
302
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[ Audience cheers ]
303
00:12:32,285 --> 00:12:39,534
♪
304
00:12:39,537 --> 00:12:41,245
-He was certainly
popping in the states,
305
00:12:41,247 --> 00:12:44,079
but he was -- he was
beyond that in -- in Europe.
306
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He was worshipped.
307
00:12:45,581 --> 00:12:48,038
And he spent a lot of time
touring in Europe.
308
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-♪ Try me
309
00:12:50,290 --> 00:12:52,623
-♪ Try me
310
00:12:52,625 --> 00:12:53,999
-♪ Ooh!
311
00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,790
♪ Try me
-♪ Try me
312
00:12:56,792 --> 00:13:00,083
-♪ And your love
313
00:13:00,085 --> 00:13:04,251
♪ Will always be true
314
00:13:04,253 --> 00:13:06,043
♪ Oh
315
00:13:06,044 --> 00:13:08,668
♪ I need you
316
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-♪ I need yoooou
317
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-Sandy Clark,
Japan broadcasting.
318
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Overall,
how do you feel tonight?
319
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-Now you want to --
Now, there's only one leading --
320
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And if you are American
or you just human being
321
00:13:21,632 --> 00:13:24,172
and got any blood
going through your veins --
322
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Oh! I feel good!
323
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[ Laughter, cheers ]
What's next?
324
00:13:27,592 --> 00:13:31,758
-You know, he just had so many
accolades and awards and Grammys
325
00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:33,925
and, you know,
it was just, like,
326
00:13:33,927 --> 00:13:36,218
he didn't get involved
with the --
327
00:13:36,219 --> 00:13:38,760
thinking about it that much,
he just accepted it
328
00:13:38,762 --> 00:13:40,177
and went on.
329
00:13:40,178 --> 00:13:42,802
-For James Brown
when he belted out a note,
330
00:13:42,804 --> 00:13:44,970
you could hear the soul
bleed from it,
331
00:13:44,972 --> 00:13:46,763
like with the first iteration
of James Brown,
332
00:13:46,764 --> 00:13:49,763
it was very much reader
in Sunday morning service.
333
00:13:49,765 --> 00:13:50,930
That's what I like to call it.
334
00:13:50,931 --> 00:13:52,264
So when you listen to, like,
335
00:13:52,266 --> 00:13:54,306
"Please, Please, Please"
or "Try Me,"
336
00:13:54,307 --> 00:13:55,848
that's literally, you know,
337
00:13:55,850 --> 00:13:57,766
the first selection
from the choir.
338
00:13:57,767 --> 00:14:01,266
And, you know, when he gets
ready to sing those songs,
339
00:14:01,268 --> 00:14:03,433
you can really hear the pain
in his voice.
340
00:14:03,435 --> 00:14:08,101
-James Brown put every morsel
of everything he ever remembered
341
00:14:08,103 --> 00:14:10,477
throughout his life
into his music.
342
00:14:10,479 --> 00:14:12,603
Whatever pain,
whatever black pain,
343
00:14:12,604 --> 00:14:15,436
whatever personal pain,
it affected all of us.
344
00:14:15,438 --> 00:14:18,437
And sometimes
we were feeling that same pain.
345
00:14:18,439 --> 00:14:21,688
[ "I Guess I'll Have To Cry,
Cry, Cry" plays ]
346
00:14:21,690 --> 00:14:27,523
♪
347
00:14:27,525 --> 00:14:30,399
-Adrienne died on
the plastic surgeon's table.
348
00:14:30,401 --> 00:14:34,066
-When his wife Adrienne passed,
that -- that got him.
349
00:14:34,068 --> 00:14:35,526
That got to him.
350
00:14:35,527 --> 00:14:37,859
-♪ Cryyyy
351
00:14:37,861 --> 00:14:40,277
-♪ Cry, cry
352
00:14:40,279 --> 00:14:42,236
♪ People let me cry
353
00:14:42,237 --> 00:14:44,653
-What was the cause of the --
of the death of Adrienne?
354
00:14:44,655 --> 00:14:46,237
-♪ I'd feel
a little bit better ♪
355
00:14:46,238 --> 00:14:48,654
Uh, I wanted to make
her happy.
356
00:14:48,656 --> 00:14:50,155
I didn't think
she needed anything,
357
00:14:50,156 --> 00:14:51,988
'cause I think
she was beautiful enough
358
00:14:51,990 --> 00:14:54,156
to not have anything,
but just God
359
00:14:54,157 --> 00:14:57,614
and -- and herself
and -- and me.
360
00:14:57,616 --> 00:15:00,115
-Well, he just kind of had
this dazed look in his eyes,
361
00:15:00,117 --> 00:15:02,283
you know, he wasn't crying,
but he, you know,
362
00:15:02,285 --> 00:15:03,992
you could tell he had been.
363
00:15:03,993 --> 00:15:06,409
She was his rock, you know?
364
00:15:06,411 --> 00:15:10,743
He was kind of, like,
floundering around.
365
00:15:10,745 --> 00:15:13,161
Kind of lost without her.
366
00:15:13,163 --> 00:15:15,620
-♪ When I
367
00:15:15,621 --> 00:15:17,662
♪
368
00:15:17,664 --> 00:15:21,371
♪ I lost yoooou
369
00:15:21,373 --> 00:15:23,705
♪
370
00:15:23,706 --> 00:15:26,414
♪ I lost the best thing
371
00:15:26,416 --> 00:15:30,373
♪ I eve-e-er haaaaad
372
00:15:30,375 --> 00:15:32,707
-Here's a terrific lady,
I met her a few times
373
00:15:32,709 --> 00:15:35,333
with you in our studios
in Washington.
374
00:15:35,334 --> 00:15:38,292
She was always so
full of life and energy.
375
00:15:38,294 --> 00:15:41,251
She was some lady.
I bet you miss her a lot.
376
00:15:41,253 --> 00:15:42,960
-Well, I miss her more
than I've ever --
377
00:15:42,962 --> 00:15:44,336
in anything in my life.
378
00:15:44,337 --> 00:15:47,086
My wife, um, she was...
379
00:15:47,088 --> 00:15:49,212
She was sight,
and I was sound.
380
00:15:49,213 --> 00:15:52,046
-Has it been tough to perform?
381
00:15:52,048 --> 00:15:55,797
-Well, when I perform, I sweat
out the sorrow and the worry.
382
00:15:55,799 --> 00:15:58,173
♪
383
00:15:58,175 --> 00:16:00,424
-My father has performed
in this building,
384
00:16:00,425 --> 00:16:02,965
and he did a lot of rehearsals
in this building.
385
00:16:02,967 --> 00:16:05,716
His wife is Adrienne Brown.
386
00:16:05,718 --> 00:16:08,967
Funeral was held in many,
many years ago,
387
00:16:08,969 --> 00:16:11,510
so it's -- i-it --
it's got spirit.
388
00:16:11,511 --> 00:16:13,552
A lot of Brown spirits in it.
389
00:16:13,554 --> 00:16:15,428
-You can go down
the street here
390
00:16:15,429 --> 00:16:19,386
and look at the graves
of James's father
391
00:16:19,388 --> 00:16:21,304
and his wife, Adrienne.
392
00:16:21,306 --> 00:16:24,971
And the huge,
elaborate gravestone
393
00:16:24,973 --> 00:16:28,556
are identical to Elvis Presley's
at Graceland.
394
00:16:28,558 --> 00:16:32,973
James Brown and Elvis Presley,
weathered being rivals,
395
00:16:32,975 --> 00:16:35,016
were admirers of each other.
396
00:16:35,018 --> 00:16:37,475
When Elvis Presley died,
397
00:16:37,476 --> 00:16:40,517
James Brown was among
the first to stand
398
00:16:40,519 --> 00:16:43,476
by that casket in
the living room of Graceland.
399
00:16:43,478 --> 00:16:46,977
-I saw Elvis and I
put my hand on him, I say --
400
00:16:46,979 --> 00:16:49,062
as couple of friends, I say,
401
00:16:49,063 --> 00:16:50,895
"You alright,"
with tears in my eyes,
402
00:16:50,897 --> 00:16:52,479
I say, "You left me."
403
00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:53,979
♪
404
00:16:53,981 --> 00:16:57,147
-I think Elvis saw
that James Brown
405
00:16:57,149 --> 00:16:59,273
took a lot of country sounds
406
00:16:59,274 --> 00:17:02,731
and turned it into his music.
407
00:17:02,733 --> 00:17:05,274
Elvis Presley
took black gospel sounds
408
00:17:05,276 --> 00:17:08,525
and incorporated into his music.
409
00:17:08,527 --> 00:17:10,443
Plus, they both were poor boys.
410
00:17:10,444 --> 00:17:13,401
They had both
come out of rural areas.
411
00:17:13,403 --> 00:17:16,694
They were trying
to live fairly average,
412
00:17:16,696 --> 00:17:20,111
normal lives and deal
with this worldwide fame.
413
00:17:20,113 --> 00:17:24,529
-People don't really dwell
so much on Elvis' drug situation
414
00:17:24,531 --> 00:17:26,530
and his stuff was crazy.
-That's right.
415
00:17:26,531 --> 00:17:28,197
-That's right.
-Crazy.
416
00:17:28,199 --> 00:17:30,531
With greatness, comes flaws.
417
00:17:30,533 --> 00:17:34,407
You know, that balance is
necessary for you to be great.
418
00:17:34,409 --> 00:17:36,491
That's important for
young people to know, too,
419
00:17:36,492 --> 00:17:38,491
that, "Damn, with all that
greatness, all that money,
420
00:17:38,493 --> 00:17:41,326
I could lose it?
I could mess up?"
421
00:17:41,327 --> 00:17:43,367
Yes, you can.
422
00:17:43,369 --> 00:17:45,577
-All the years are hard,
living in tour life
423
00:17:45,579 --> 00:17:47,744
and stress
and being in the limelight,
424
00:17:47,745 --> 00:17:52,036
that wears on a 50-something,
60-something-year-old man.
425
00:17:52,038 --> 00:17:54,037
-So your back is okay?
426
00:17:54,039 --> 00:17:55,955
-I play football.
427
00:17:55,956 --> 00:17:58,496
Quarterback.
428
00:17:58,498 --> 00:18:00,332
Pass to the best.
429
00:18:01,208 --> 00:18:02,582
Uh! They can't play.
430
00:18:02,583 --> 00:18:04,457
I can get you the ball
right here...
431
00:18:04,459 --> 00:18:06,374
They can't play either.
-Be it the drugs,
432
00:18:06,375 --> 00:18:07,874
the craziness,
or the parasites
433
00:18:07,876 --> 00:18:09,667
that have been
sucking money from them
434
00:18:09,668 --> 00:18:12,709
and all the different
relationships, men and women,
435
00:18:12,711 --> 00:18:14,335
it's just, like,
all those things
436
00:18:14,336 --> 00:18:15,918
and they just break down.
437
00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:19,336
-It's no secret he had
a drug problem
438
00:18:19,338 --> 00:18:22,587
and that was
a constant situation,
439
00:18:22,589 --> 00:18:25,546
and it would affect
his performances.
440
00:18:25,547 --> 00:18:30,004
And we had some periods,
especially overseas,
441
00:18:30,007 --> 00:18:33,965
where it got very close
to him being arrested.
442
00:18:33,967 --> 00:18:36,174
We had to wheel and deal,
as we say,
443
00:18:36,175 --> 00:18:38,716
to keep him out of trouble.
444
00:18:38,718 --> 00:18:43,133
-I was just trying to
make sure my dad stayed healthy
445
00:18:43,135 --> 00:18:46,509
because he was older
and people really weren't --
446
00:18:46,511 --> 00:18:48,344
I wouldn't say they weren't
looking out for him,
447
00:18:48,346 --> 00:18:51,720
but he's James Brown
and they work for you.
448
00:18:51,721 --> 00:18:53,678
-I'm sitting with
James Brown and Al Sharpton,
449
00:18:53,680 --> 00:18:55,679
I have him playing
at the Paramount Theater
450
00:18:55,681 --> 00:18:59,638
in New York City,
it's probably 1997, 1998.
451
00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:02,848
I'm backstage
and we're talking.
452
00:19:02,849 --> 00:19:04,389
I said, "If you have
your publishing,
453
00:19:04,391 --> 00:19:05,974
I heard about this Bowie Bond
454
00:19:05,975 --> 00:19:08,224
where we could take
your publishing, spin it off,
455
00:19:08,226 --> 00:19:09,766
get you, you know,
tens of millions,
456
00:19:09,767 --> 00:19:12,850
and then we're gonna
take your money from the bond
457
00:19:12,852 --> 00:19:14,476
and you'll learn to invest it.
458
00:19:14,478 --> 00:19:16,018
You'll put it
with good money managers.
459
00:19:16,019 --> 00:19:18,643
You'll grow that 40 million
to 80 million,
460
00:19:18,645 --> 00:19:21,978
and you could build
a tremendous net worth."
461
00:19:21,980 --> 00:19:25,562
-Unfortunately,
he had an accountant
462
00:19:25,564 --> 00:19:27,646
that was not so honest.
463
00:19:27,647 --> 00:19:31,355
James Brown got a check
for $22 million.
464
00:19:31,357 --> 00:19:33,189
And without going
into great details,
465
00:19:33,191 --> 00:19:36,773
'cause it's public record,
a lot of the money
466
00:19:36,775 --> 00:19:40,649
that James Brown got from
that publishing deal,
467
00:19:40,651 --> 00:19:44,609
this accountant,
uh, ended up with.
468
00:19:44,611 --> 00:19:47,568
-I have a real reason to,
to, uh, push education
469
00:19:47,570 --> 00:19:51,361
because I've had four fortunes
taken away from me
470
00:19:51,363 --> 00:19:54,278
because of the fact that
I had to trust a lot of people.
471
00:19:54,279 --> 00:19:55,945
In some areas,
I should have been able
472
00:19:55,947 --> 00:19:57,489
to be more familiar.
-Right.
473
00:20:02,866 --> 00:20:03,698
-I get a phone call
from Nicoletta Pavarotti,
474
00:20:03,699 --> 00:20:05,156
that's Luciano's wife.
475
00:20:05,157 --> 00:20:06,906
She says she has an idea --
he does a concert
476
00:20:06,908 --> 00:20:09,241
in Modena, Italy,
and like Brown to participate.
477
00:20:09,242 --> 00:20:11,616
And he says, "I want to do
'It's a Man's World'
478
00:20:11,618 --> 00:20:12,658
with James Brown.
479
00:20:12,659 --> 00:20:14,242
He'll sing in English
480
00:20:14,244 --> 00:20:18,284
and I'll sing in,
you know, opera and Latin."
481
00:20:18,286 --> 00:20:21,577
I said, um, "How do you know
what words in Latin to sing
482
00:20:21,579 --> 00:20:24,703
'It's a Man's World?'
He says, "I make it up."
483
00:20:24,705 --> 00:20:26,162
I said, "You make it up?"
484
00:20:26,163 --> 00:20:29,287
He goes, "Yeah,
who speaks Latin? [ Chuckles ]
485
00:20:29,289 --> 00:20:32,413
[ Orchestral intro to "It's a
Man's Man's Man's World" plays ]
486
00:20:32,415 --> 00:20:38,539
♪
487
00:20:38,541 --> 00:20:42,290
-♪ This is a man's world
488
00:20:42,292 --> 00:20:46,791
♪
489
00:20:46,794 --> 00:20:49,918
♪ This is a man's world
490
00:20:49,919 --> 00:20:51,377
♪ And
491
00:20:51,379 --> 00:20:54,336
♪
492
00:20:54,338 --> 00:20:56,712
♪ But it wouldn't be nothing
493
00:20:56,713 --> 00:21:00,337
♪ Nothing, nothiiing
494
00:21:00,339 --> 00:21:03,713
♪ Without a woman or a girl
495
00:21:03,715 --> 00:21:06,839
-It was an all Italian audience
496
00:21:06,841 --> 00:21:08,882
and the crowd loved it.
497
00:21:08,883 --> 00:21:10,507
-Yeah, that was phenomenal,
498
00:21:10,509 --> 00:21:13,549
they had a 70 piece orchestra
behind him.
499
00:21:13,551 --> 00:21:15,384
I literally cried.
500
00:21:15,385 --> 00:21:18,467
I'd never heard him
do it like that.
501
00:21:18,469 --> 00:21:20,510
I mean, it was awesome.
502
00:21:20,512 --> 00:21:24,886
-♪ And man made the boat
for the water ♪
503
00:21:24,888 --> 00:21:28,803
♪ Like my Bible said
Noah made the ark ♪
504
00:21:28,805 --> 00:21:31,179
♪ Ahhh!
O-o-o-oh ♪
505
00:21:31,181 --> 00:21:35,389
♪ This is a man's world
-♪ Nulla ha piú senso
506
00:21:35,391 --> 00:21:37,265
♪ Sé
507
00:21:37,266 --> 00:21:39,723
-♪ But it wouldn't be nothing
-♪ Si vive
508
00:21:39,725 --> 00:21:41,682
♪ Solo per sé
509
00:21:41,683 --> 00:21:44,432
-♪ Without a woman or a girl
510
00:21:44,434 --> 00:21:47,308
-♪ Solo per sé
511
00:21:47,310 --> 00:21:49,268
-♪ Hey!
512
00:21:49,269 --> 00:21:51,059
-♪ Solo
513
00:21:51,061 --> 00:21:56,269
♪ Per sé-é-é-é-é
514
00:21:56,271 --> 00:21:58,895
-♪ This is a man's world
515
00:21:58,897 --> 00:22:00,229
♪ Hey!
516
00:22:00,230 --> 00:22:01,937
♪
517
00:22:01,939 --> 00:22:05,189
[ Cheers and applause ]
518
00:22:10,941 --> 00:22:13,857
-Grazie, Grazie. James Brown.
519
00:22:13,859 --> 00:22:16,441
Luciano Pavarotti. Grazie.
520
00:22:16,443 --> 00:22:18,192
♪
521
00:22:18,193 --> 00:22:22,901
-In 2003, they gave him
the Kennedy Center Honors,
522
00:22:22,903 --> 00:22:24,693
which is one of the biggest
in the world.
523
00:22:24,695 --> 00:22:26,694
And, uh, the President
of the United States comes,
524
00:22:26,695 --> 00:22:28,153
everybody comes.
525
00:22:28,155 --> 00:22:30,320
During the intermission,
James Brown said,
526
00:22:30,321 --> 00:22:33,237
"President Bush,"
"Yeah, Mr. Brown," he said,
527
00:22:33,239 --> 00:22:35,030
"You know Reverend Sharpton,
I know y'all got
528
00:22:35,032 --> 00:22:36,781
political differences,
but shake hands.
529
00:22:36,782 --> 00:22:38,906
I'm the godfather,
I put everybody together."
530
00:22:38,908 --> 00:22:41,407
He never --
He was never intimidated
531
00:22:41,408 --> 00:22:43,323
or awed by anybody.
532
00:22:43,325 --> 00:22:46,199
♪
533
00:22:46,201 --> 00:22:48,117
-My family and I,
we had dinner with James Brown
534
00:22:48,118 --> 00:22:50,075
before
the Kennedy Center Honors,
535
00:22:50,077 --> 00:22:52,910
and I got to sit there and
listen to the stories he told me
536
00:22:52,912 --> 00:22:56,077
and experience his
energy firsthand.
537
00:22:56,078 --> 00:22:57,911
In the midst,
and even at the peak
538
00:22:57,913 --> 00:23:00,078
of the Civil Rights movement,
he was, like,
539
00:23:00,079 --> 00:23:04,495
one of the most
important artists in America.
540
00:23:04,498 --> 00:23:07,872
If James Brown is peaceful,
things can be more peaceful.
541
00:23:07,874 --> 00:23:10,040
If James Brown goes left,
542
00:23:10,041 --> 00:23:12,540
things could
potentially go left.
543
00:23:12,542 --> 00:23:14,082
You know, when you see
these interviews
544
00:23:14,083 --> 00:23:16,124
where he was joking around
or being silly,
545
00:23:16,126 --> 00:23:19,208
you miss how serious this guy is
546
00:23:19,210 --> 00:23:22,084
and how aware
and self-aware he was.
547
00:23:22,085 --> 00:23:24,876
In music law,
there are three B's.
548
00:23:24,878 --> 00:23:26,585
-There's Bach.
549
00:23:26,587 --> 00:23:28,086
[ Crowd chuckles ]
550
00:23:28,087 --> 00:23:29,378
Love Bach.
551
00:23:29,379 --> 00:23:30,795
[ Laughter ]
552
00:23:30,797 --> 00:23:33,046
-There's Beethoven.
553
00:23:33,047 --> 00:23:35,046
Love Beethoven.
[ Laughter ]
554
00:23:35,048 --> 00:23:37,630
And then there's Brown.
555
00:23:37,632 --> 00:23:39,548
James Brown!
556
00:23:39,549 --> 00:23:42,507
[ Cheers and applause ]
557
00:23:45,801 --> 00:23:48,050
Without that man up there,
558
00:23:48,051 --> 00:23:51,550
there's no funk, no soul.
559
00:23:51,552 --> 00:23:53,426
No hip-hop.
560
00:23:53,428 --> 00:23:54,968
You blaze trails
561
00:23:54,969 --> 00:23:58,093
and broke down mental
and social barriers.
562
00:23:58,095 --> 00:24:00,844
And made it possible for me,
563
00:24:00,846 --> 00:24:02,970
a black kid from Queens,
564
00:24:02,971 --> 00:24:05,595
to stand in front of presidents
565
00:24:05,597 --> 00:24:10,346
and many other distinguished men
and women, and say it loud.
566
00:24:10,348 --> 00:24:12,431
I'm black and I'm proud.
567
00:24:12,433 --> 00:24:14,308
[ Applause ]
568
00:24:15,434 --> 00:24:18,599
I got to...do that for him.
569
00:24:18,601 --> 00:24:21,060
[ "I Feel Good" plays ]
570
00:24:23,602 --> 00:24:26,143
-No, he exercised, right,
because he was on the stage.
571
00:24:26,145 --> 00:24:28,936
He was in really good
physical shape,
572
00:24:28,937 --> 00:24:31,561
but because he ate
high-fatty foods,
573
00:24:31,563 --> 00:24:34,937
I remember him having diabetes
and high blood pressure,
574
00:24:34,939 --> 00:24:37,438
right, and he had to --
he didn't have to take insulin
575
00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:39,980
or anything for his diabetes,
but he had to take medication
576
00:24:39,981 --> 00:24:41,105
and he didn't want to do it.
577
00:24:41,107 --> 00:24:42,731
He understood it later on,
578
00:24:42,732 --> 00:24:44,523
this is a direct product
579
00:24:44,525 --> 00:24:47,232
of what you've been doing
in your body all these years.
580
00:24:47,233 --> 00:24:49,482
I mean, he wasn't
a huge drinker.
581
00:24:49,484 --> 00:24:52,275
Um, so that really wasn't --
it was more about the food
582
00:24:52,277 --> 00:24:55,026
and just, you know, the late
night lifestyle and all that
583
00:24:55,028 --> 00:24:56,777
what he did, the lack of sleep,
584
00:24:56,778 --> 00:25:00,319
but the prostate cancer,
they caught it early
585
00:25:00,321 --> 00:25:02,653
'cause he was having
some symptoms.
586
00:25:02,655 --> 00:25:03,862
-I don't want
to be babied though.
587
00:25:03,863 --> 00:25:05,154
I want to go to work.
588
00:25:05,155 --> 00:25:07,071
-I love you,
-I love you too.
589
00:25:07,073 --> 00:25:09,780
-Okay.
He was like, "I can't do chemo
590
00:25:09,781 --> 00:25:11,822
'cause I don't want
to lose all my hair."
591
00:25:11,824 --> 00:25:13,323
I mean, this was a real thing.
592
00:25:13,324 --> 00:25:15,823
Thank God it was in
the early stages enough
593
00:25:15,825 --> 00:25:18,282
that all he really needed
was radiation.
594
00:25:18,284 --> 00:25:20,408
It was tough to see him
go through that,
595
00:25:20,409 --> 00:25:22,075
but it was humbling.
-Thank you.
596
00:25:22,077 --> 00:25:23,160
God bless you.
597
00:25:28,454 --> 00:25:30,119
-I remember one time
I was in California,
598
00:25:30,120 --> 00:25:31,203
my sister and I, Yamma,
we went out to, uh,
599
00:25:31,204 --> 00:25:33,119
check out Dad perform.
600
00:25:33,121 --> 00:25:35,579
It was a Greek theater
in Los Angeles.
601
00:25:35,580 --> 00:25:38,620
So we got there and surprised,
"What y'all doing here?"
602
00:25:38,622 --> 00:25:41,580
"You just want to hang out
with you, Dad, for the weekend."
603
00:25:41,582 --> 00:25:44,914
"Well, hang out with me,"
like, "Yeah, [Chuckles]
604
00:25:44,916 --> 00:25:47,415
we ain't got
nothing else to do."
605
00:25:47,417 --> 00:25:50,624
We went out there
and it was so much fun.
606
00:25:50,626 --> 00:25:54,375
Just us and Dad, just having a
-- just -- just fun.
607
00:25:54,377 --> 00:25:56,293
I mean, he was working,
but it was fun.
608
00:25:56,294 --> 00:25:58,876
-♪ Make it funky
-James Brown.
609
00:25:58,878 --> 00:26:00,627
-♪ Make it funky
-There!
610
00:26:00,628 --> 00:26:04,461
The world's Godfather of Soul.
-♪ Make it funky
611
00:26:04,463 --> 00:26:09,253
-Mr. Jaaaaaames Brown!
-♪ Make it funky
612
00:26:09,256 --> 00:26:13,714
-That night I says, "Dad,
can I dance with you on stage?"
613
00:26:13,716 --> 00:26:16,298
And he said, "Uh, nah.
614
00:26:16,299 --> 00:26:18,840
Not tonight, baby girl,
we'll do it another night."
615
00:26:18,842 --> 00:26:20,716
"Okay, no big deal."
616
00:26:20,718 --> 00:26:22,758
-♪ Try me
617
00:26:22,759 --> 00:26:25,883
-♪ Try me
618
00:26:25,885 --> 00:26:27,968
-♪ Try me
-On the song "Try Me,"
619
00:26:27,970 --> 00:26:29,885
he would always go,
and he would
620
00:26:29,886 --> 00:26:31,510
pull one
of the background singers
621
00:26:31,512 --> 00:26:34,928
and do a little, little
slow drag dance to the song.
622
00:26:34,929 --> 00:26:36,720
And this night.
623
00:26:36,722 --> 00:26:40,430
-♪ Whoa, I need you
624
00:26:41,056 --> 00:26:43,972
-[ Inhales ]
He let me dance with him.
625
00:26:43,974 --> 00:26:46,014
-♪ You
626
00:26:46,015 --> 00:26:47,598
-I'll never forget it.
627
00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:56,515
♪
628
00:26:56,518 --> 00:27:05,142
♪
629
00:27:05,146 --> 00:27:07,645
-And you wonder sometimes,
630
00:27:07,646 --> 00:27:10,187
what was it for him?
631
00:27:10,189 --> 00:27:13,146
It wasn't the money
all the time,
632
00:27:13,148 --> 00:27:15,564
and he was still doing it
633
00:27:15,565 --> 00:27:17,064
at 70 years old.
634
00:27:17,066 --> 00:27:18,898
He could have stopped.
635
00:27:18,899 --> 00:27:20,273
-♪ For once I can touch
636
00:27:20,275 --> 00:27:22,983
♪ What my heart
used to dream of ♪
637
00:27:22,984 --> 00:27:26,316
♪ Long before I knew,
o-o-oh ♪
638
00:27:26,318 --> 00:27:30,067
♪ Someone warm like you
639
00:27:30,069 --> 00:27:32,235
♪ Would make
my dream come true ♪
640
00:27:32,237 --> 00:27:33,819
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah
641
00:27:33,820 --> 00:27:37,652
-I had been named creative chair
for jazz programing
642
00:27:37,654 --> 00:27:39,195
with the LA Philharmonic.
643
00:27:39,197 --> 00:27:43,071
So my inaugural season was 2006.
644
00:27:43,073 --> 00:27:45,947
I thought, "Wow,
what if I get Mr. Brown
645
00:27:45,949 --> 00:27:51,573
to come to the Hollywood Bowl
and we redo Soul on Top live
646
00:27:51,575 --> 00:27:54,866
with, uh -- with a big band,
just like the record."
647
00:27:54,868 --> 00:27:58,575
-♪ It's a long time
648
00:27:58,577 --> 00:28:01,701
♪
649
00:28:01,703 --> 00:28:03,827
♪ May to December
650
00:28:03,828 --> 00:28:04,952
♪ Heh
651
00:28:04,954 --> 00:28:06,370
♪
652
00:28:06,371 --> 00:28:09,245
♪ But the days grow short
653
00:28:09,247 --> 00:28:12,162
♪ Can't you count 'em now
654
00:28:12,164 --> 00:28:14,497
♪ When you reach September
655
00:28:14,498 --> 00:28:16,163
♪
656
00:28:16,165 --> 00:28:18,039
-It was clear that James Brown
657
00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:20,414
wasn't the best
picture of health.
658
00:28:20,416 --> 00:28:23,582
He was still gigging. He was
still touring all the time.
659
00:28:23,584 --> 00:28:27,666
But he was -- he was
an old man by then, you know?
660
00:28:27,668 --> 00:28:31,209
-Whenever we would go on
the road, he would get healthy
661
00:28:31,211 --> 00:28:33,460
'cause he'd start being active
and he would,
662
00:28:33,461 --> 00:28:36,710
you know, moving around and
whatnot and start to eat right,
663
00:28:36,712 --> 00:28:39,711
and all that stuff,
but when he'd go home,
664
00:28:39,713 --> 00:28:44,295
he...he would get in trouble
'cause he wouldn't eat right,
665
00:28:44,297 --> 00:28:46,838
or he wouldn't take care
of himself or whatever.
666
00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:48,172
-I feel good.
667
00:28:48,173 --> 00:28:50,256
Papa's got a brand new bag.
668
00:28:50,258 --> 00:28:53,132
-We went to dinner one night
at a restaurant
669
00:28:53,134 --> 00:28:54,383
out in West Augusta,
670
00:28:54,384 --> 00:28:56,133
he, uh -- Tomi Rae --
this was before
671
00:28:56,135 --> 00:28:57,592
they were married --
Tomi Rae and James,
672
00:28:57,593 --> 00:29:00,300
and my wife and I,
we had -- we had dinner there.
673
00:29:00,302 --> 00:29:01,676
And my wife and I were leaving,
674
00:29:01,677 --> 00:29:04,135
James and Tomi Rae
went into the piano bar
675
00:29:04,137 --> 00:29:05,802
and James sat there
and started singing.
676
00:29:05,803 --> 00:29:08,261
-My friend Flo Carter
and her husband Don
677
00:29:08,263 --> 00:29:11,095
were having
their anniversary dinner,
678
00:29:11,097 --> 00:29:13,346
and we were at
a real nice restaurant,
679
00:29:13,347 --> 00:29:17,596
uh, near the Augusta National
Golf Course.
680
00:29:17,598 --> 00:29:22,347
And, uh, James walked in
and he shot right over to us.
681
00:29:22,350 --> 00:29:24,349
I said, "James," I said,
"It's, uh,
682
00:29:24,350 --> 00:29:26,807
Don and Flo's anniversary."
683
00:29:26,809 --> 00:29:29,850
Without missing a beat,
James looked right at them
684
00:29:29,852 --> 00:29:33,559
and started singing,
[ Sings ] time after time.
685
00:29:33,561 --> 00:29:37,602
[ Normal voice ] And I didn't
hear James do that again
686
00:29:37,604 --> 00:29:41,936
until he sang it to Tomi Rae
after their wedding.
687
00:29:41,938 --> 00:29:44,604
-I don't care what you read
and what they tell you,
688
00:29:44,606 --> 00:29:47,605
Brown loved her,
bought her new teeth.
689
00:29:47,606 --> 00:29:49,355
She's a girl
without much money, right?
690
00:29:49,357 --> 00:29:50,939
And Brown had access to money.
691
00:29:50,940 --> 00:29:53,731
And if Brown loved you,
he wanted you to be better.
692
00:29:53,733 --> 00:29:56,399
-Mr. Brown, you're in London
at the moment.
693
00:29:56,401 --> 00:29:58,191
Just tell us, first of all,
694
00:29:58,192 --> 00:30:00,108
what you think about
this particular city.
695
00:30:00,110 --> 00:30:03,026
I know you've been shopping.
You've been enjoying yourself?
696
00:30:03,028 --> 00:30:05,777
-Well, I've been enjoying
myself shopping for my wife,
697
00:30:05,778 --> 00:30:09,193
who's also my, uh,
one of my stars on the show.
698
00:30:09,195 --> 00:30:12,111
[ "Hold On, I'm Comin'" plays ]
699
00:30:12,113 --> 00:30:16,279
♪
700
00:30:16,281 --> 00:30:18,196
-♪ Hold on, yeah
-♪ Hold on
701
00:30:18,198 --> 00:30:19,989
♪ I'm comin'
702
00:30:19,990 --> 00:30:21,864
♪ Hold on
703
00:30:21,866 --> 00:30:23,782
♪ I'm comin'
704
00:30:23,783 --> 00:30:25,448
♪ Hold on
705
00:30:25,450 --> 00:30:27,741
♪ I'm comin'
-♪ Hold on
706
00:30:27,742 --> 00:30:31,158
-Killed it. And he was sick.
Very sick at that time.
707
00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:33,200
He was so sick that they had him
708
00:30:33,202 --> 00:30:36,826
on IV fluids and a catheter.
709
00:30:36,828 --> 00:30:39,077
And when it came time
for the show, he pulled 'em out
710
00:30:39,078 --> 00:30:40,327
and went and did
an hour and a half,
711
00:30:40,329 --> 00:30:42,245
went back to the hotel
712
00:30:42,246 --> 00:30:43,912
and put 'em back in.
713
00:30:43,914 --> 00:30:45,288
♪
714
00:30:45,289 --> 00:30:50,371
♪
715
00:30:50,373 --> 00:30:51,456
[ Cheers and applause ]
716
00:30:57,208 --> 00:31:00,957
-On Friday before
the Christmas Day of 2006,
717
00:31:00,959 --> 00:31:03,625
James Brown did
what James Brown loved to do.
718
00:31:03,627 --> 00:31:06,001
And that was one,
at Thanksgiving,
719
00:31:06,003 --> 00:31:09,044
he would give
away turkeys to poor people,
720
00:31:09,045 --> 00:31:11,835
black and white, who got in line
to get a free turkey
721
00:31:11,837 --> 00:31:14,086
from him in Augusta.
722
00:31:14,088 --> 00:31:16,879
The second thing he would love
to do is at Christmas.
723
00:31:16,881 --> 00:31:21,505
He loved to give away toys
to needy kids.
724
00:31:21,507 --> 00:31:24,506
-December 22, 2006,
725
00:31:24,508 --> 00:31:28,257
he was doing
the James Brown Toy Giveaway.
726
00:31:28,259 --> 00:31:32,383
He had on this
black and red jumpsuit.
727
00:31:32,385 --> 00:31:35,301
And he had the zipper down.
728
00:31:35,302 --> 00:31:37,384
So I walked up to him
and I said,
729
00:31:37,386 --> 00:31:38,885
"Hey, Dad, how you doing?
730
00:31:38,886 --> 00:31:40,593
You act like
you're bringing sexy back,"
731
00:31:40,595 --> 00:31:43,553
and I zip that zipper
slap up
732
00:31:43,555 --> 00:31:45,721
'cause it was cold outside.
733
00:31:46,931 --> 00:31:49,389
And he wasn't well,
734
00:31:50,223 --> 00:31:52,556
I gave him a kiss.
735
00:31:52,557 --> 00:31:55,890
He got in the limousine.
736
00:31:56,599 --> 00:32:00,557
I said, "I'll talk to you later,
Daddy. I love you."
737
00:32:00,559 --> 00:32:03,141
-The nation is mourning
the loss of a legend today,
738
00:32:03,143 --> 00:32:04,600
the Godfather of Soul,
739
00:32:04,601 --> 00:32:06,225
James Brown has died.
740
00:32:06,227 --> 00:32:08,893
According to his agent,
Brown died early this morning
741
00:32:08,895 --> 00:32:11,936
in Atlanta after being admitted
to the hospital
742
00:32:11,937 --> 00:32:13,936
Sunday for pneumonia.
743
00:32:13,938 --> 00:32:16,895
Brown was known for his
revolutionary rhythms of funk,
744
00:32:16,897 --> 00:32:19,146
soul, and disco,
and was considered
745
00:32:19,147 --> 00:32:21,688
one of the most important
musical influences
746
00:32:21,690 --> 00:32:23,689
over the past 50 years.
747
00:32:23,691 --> 00:32:27,190
James Brown was 73 years old.
748
00:32:27,191 --> 00:32:31,898
♪
749
00:32:31,901 --> 00:32:34,692
-I wasn't sure
if I was gonna make it.
750
00:32:34,694 --> 00:32:40,318
Because now I didn't know
how life was gonna be
751
00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:41,902
without my daddy.
752
00:32:41,903 --> 00:32:45,777
I didn't know life
without my daddy.
753
00:32:45,780 --> 00:32:48,904
♪
754
00:32:48,905 --> 00:32:50,446
-I cried.
755
00:32:50,448 --> 00:32:52,198
I called my brother.
756
00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:56,574
And...
757
00:32:58,200 --> 00:32:59,740
...to quote one of his songs,
758
00:32:59,741 --> 00:33:02,158
it was a lonely Christmas.
[ Chuckles ]
759
00:33:03,992 --> 00:33:05,950
-[ Sighs ]
760
00:33:05,952 --> 00:33:10,493
I threw the phone over,
uh, somewhere.
761
00:33:11,286 --> 00:33:13,243
-Uh...
762
00:33:13,245 --> 00:33:16,911
It was -- It was, uh...
763
00:33:16,913 --> 00:33:18,955
Not a...
764
00:33:21,581 --> 00:33:23,247
[ Zipper unzips ]
765
00:33:25,123 --> 00:33:27,581
-I love James Brown so much.
766
00:33:27,583 --> 00:33:31,540
You know, it's, uh...
767
00:33:31,542 --> 00:33:34,583
Oh, God, it's, uh...
768
00:33:34,585 --> 00:33:37,750
I loved him so much so.
769
00:33:37,752 --> 00:33:39,960
Most people
who knew him loved him.
770
00:33:39,961 --> 00:33:42,168
-I was like, "Yo.
771
00:33:42,170 --> 00:33:47,127
That is the most epic exit
of all time."
772
00:33:47,129 --> 00:33:49,420
Like... [ Laughs ]
773
00:33:49,422 --> 00:33:53,671
Like, James Brown
is such a star.
774
00:33:53,673 --> 00:33:59,422
I want to take the one
most iconic, universal day
775
00:33:59,424 --> 00:34:00,923
and take it over.
776
00:34:00,925 --> 00:34:03,966
Like, even Christmas
don't got nothing on me.
777
00:34:03,968 --> 00:34:07,008
[ "Christmas in Heaven" plays ]
778
00:34:07,009 --> 00:34:08,592
♪
779
00:34:08,594 --> 00:34:13,009
-♪ It's Christmas
780
00:34:13,011 --> 00:34:15,177
♪
781
00:34:15,179 --> 00:34:17,928
♪ In heaven
782
00:34:17,929 --> 00:34:20,136
♪
783
00:34:20,138 --> 00:34:22,429
♪ It's heaven
784
00:34:22,431 --> 00:34:24,097
♪
785
00:34:24,098 --> 00:34:26,472
♪ Here with you
786
00:34:26,474 --> 00:34:29,223
♪
787
00:34:29,224 --> 00:34:33,223
♪ And darling
788
00:34:33,226 --> 00:34:35,850
♪ Believe me
789
00:34:35,851 --> 00:34:38,100
♪
790
00:34:38,102 --> 00:34:40,767
♪ I don't know
791
00:34:40,769 --> 00:34:42,768
♪ I don't know
792
00:34:42,769 --> 00:34:45,060
♪ What I'll do
793
00:34:45,062 --> 00:34:47,603
-James Brown,
he always drew huge crowds
794
00:34:47,604 --> 00:34:49,519
to the Apollo Theater
and today, of course,
795
00:34:49,521 --> 00:34:50,854
is no exception.
796
00:34:50,855 --> 00:34:52,937
50 years
after Brown's first appearance
797
00:34:52,939 --> 00:34:55,063
at the legendary
Harlem Showplace,
798
00:34:55,064 --> 00:34:57,271
fans are paying
their last respects.
799
00:34:57,273 --> 00:35:00,397
[ All chant ] Say it loud,
I'm black and I'm proud.
800
00:35:00,399 --> 00:35:04,315
-When I got off the plane
and we got to the Apollo,
801
00:35:04,317 --> 00:35:08,191
and I seen the crowds
in freezing weather like that,
802
00:35:08,193 --> 00:35:11,609
just to show respect
for the man, they lined up,
803
00:35:11,611 --> 00:35:15,360
just to get a glimpse
of him in the coffin
804
00:35:15,362 --> 00:35:22,319
and just to pay the respect
to us as a family was beautiful.
805
00:35:22,322 --> 00:35:24,779
That's a lot of love, you know?
806
00:35:24,780 --> 00:35:27,071
-I've never had a father
807
00:35:27,073 --> 00:35:30,905
at home growing up,
but I had James Brown.
808
00:35:30,907 --> 00:35:35,074
I had him personally,
and I had him with the world.
809
00:35:35,825 --> 00:35:38,407
-♪ I've seen days
810
00:35:38,409 --> 00:35:41,867
♪ When the sun didn't shine
811
00:35:41,869 --> 00:35:44,159
♪ Raised in Georgia
812
00:35:44,161 --> 00:35:46,285
♪ Born in Carolina
813
00:35:46,286 --> 00:35:47,910
-They arrived before dawn.
814
00:35:47,912 --> 00:35:49,453
-We love you, James Brown.
815
00:35:49,454 --> 00:35:51,036
-Thousands lining
the sidewalks
816
00:35:51,037 --> 00:35:53,620
in the heart of the city
James Brown called home.
817
00:35:53,622 --> 00:35:56,287
-It's called
a homecoming celebration
818
00:35:56,289 --> 00:35:58,788
because we're talking about
a legend and an icon.
819
00:35:58,790 --> 00:36:01,289
A man that's American.
820
00:36:01,290 --> 00:36:02,789
-♪ Hold my hand, Lord
821
00:36:02,791 --> 00:36:04,832
-Those who got a seat
in James Brown Arena
822
00:36:04,833 --> 00:36:06,540
got quite a show.
823
00:36:06,542 --> 00:36:09,667
-We have Mr. Michael Jackson
come here to the city.
824
00:36:10,335 --> 00:36:13,209
-In a surprise appearance,
the King of Pop
825
00:36:13,210 --> 00:36:16,292
paid his respects
to the Godfather of Soul.
826
00:36:16,294 --> 00:36:17,752
-What did he mean to you?
827
00:36:17,754 --> 00:36:20,128
-Everything.
He was my greatest inspiration.
828
00:36:20,129 --> 00:36:22,461
-Michael!
829
00:36:22,463 --> 00:36:24,295
I'll miss him very much.
830
00:36:24,296 --> 00:36:28,629
-Michael Jackson danced
and sang to "I Got the Feeling"
831
00:36:28,632 --> 00:36:32,090
when he auditioned
for Berry Gordy.
832
00:36:32,841 --> 00:36:36,715
All his life it was James Brown,
James Brown.
833
00:36:36,717 --> 00:36:40,799
And actually,
there were some people
834
00:36:40,801 --> 00:36:45,425
who encouraged him
not to come to the funeral.
835
00:36:45,427 --> 00:36:48,135
They said, "You know,
you just had all of this stuff
836
00:36:48,137 --> 00:36:50,136
go on in the courts
and everything.
837
00:36:50,137 --> 00:36:53,802
You -- you might want
to stay away from that.
838
00:36:53,804 --> 00:36:56,263
Michael said no.
839
00:36:57,764 --> 00:36:59,846
-Leaving this earth on
Christmas morning
840
00:36:59,848 --> 00:37:01,222
is the perfect bookend
841
00:37:01,223 --> 00:37:04,639
for a life that actually
started as a stillborn.
842
00:37:04,641 --> 00:37:09,056
He came to this earth
with -- with -- without a prayer
843
00:37:09,059 --> 00:37:14,933
and through the sheer will
of the universe came to us.
844
00:37:14,935 --> 00:37:20,143
So, it's rather
apropos that his birth was death
845
00:37:20,146 --> 00:37:22,146
and that his death was life.
846
00:37:26,980 --> 00:37:28,479
-Ladies and gentlemen, friends,
847
00:37:28,481 --> 00:37:31,397
I'd like to say thanks
for coming out to see me here --
848
00:37:31,399 --> 00:37:33,314
James Brown Show.
849
00:37:33,315 --> 00:37:35,106
Every man has to know
what he's come from
850
00:37:35,108 --> 00:37:37,149
and where he's going,
851
00:37:37,150 --> 00:37:40,982
and know he has a chance to do
what he want to do in life.
852
00:37:40,984 --> 00:37:43,150
-We all, as black people,
853
00:37:43,152 --> 00:37:45,317
face challenges
every single day.
854
00:37:45,318 --> 00:37:47,359
And certainly in America,
every single day
855
00:37:47,361 --> 00:37:50,235
we face challenges,
and there are challenges
856
00:37:50,237 --> 00:37:54,028
that our white counterparts
may not even acknowledge.
857
00:37:54,030 --> 00:37:56,029
Even though we could walk down
the same sidewalk
858
00:37:56,030 --> 00:37:58,820
at the exact same time
in the exact same city,
859
00:37:58,822 --> 00:38:01,405
and have vastly
different experiences.
860
00:38:01,407 --> 00:38:05,197
So with Black Genius,
it's no different.
861
00:38:05,199 --> 00:38:07,948
And it's a strong person
that can --
862
00:38:07,949 --> 00:38:09,990
that can understand that,
863
00:38:09,992 --> 00:38:13,408
process it,
and continue to persevere.
864
00:38:13,410 --> 00:38:16,242
-I think his level of genius
is a gift from God.
865
00:38:16,244 --> 00:38:17,993
You know, you always
hear the story about James
866
00:38:17,994 --> 00:38:19,326
running into the woods
or something happened special
867
00:38:19,328 --> 00:38:21,702
when he was a little
down in Augusta,
868
00:38:21,703 --> 00:38:24,161
and either somebody got
picked out to be anointed
869
00:38:24,163 --> 00:38:26,120
and be special,
and some spirit came through him
870
00:38:26,121 --> 00:38:27,828
to get him out of that way,
to get it --
871
00:38:27,830 --> 00:38:29,371
because the education
wasn't gonna get it.
872
00:38:29,372 --> 00:38:31,288
The opportunities
wasn't gonna get it.
873
00:38:31,290 --> 00:38:35,414
So, to defy all that, something
special had to come in.
874
00:38:35,416 --> 00:38:39,956
He's just been in every facet
and every part of this life,
875
00:38:39,958 --> 00:38:41,666
you know, every part of music,
876
00:38:41,668 --> 00:38:43,542
every part of entertainment
and just culture, period.
877
00:38:43,543 --> 00:38:46,333
So it's like my little --
my little -- my little shrine.
878
00:38:46,335 --> 00:38:48,876
I walk by this every day
and get inspired.
879
00:38:48,877 --> 00:38:51,251
♪
880
00:38:51,253 --> 00:38:53,627
-James tapped into that thing
in your spirit.
881
00:38:53,629 --> 00:38:57,211
That's why you see people
of all colors, all hues.
882
00:38:57,213 --> 00:38:58,837
James was an international --
883
00:38:58,838 --> 00:39:01,921
is an international icon
and superstar
884
00:39:01,923 --> 00:39:03,672
all over the planet.
885
00:39:03,673 --> 00:39:06,213
-He showed me, initially,
what was possible,
886
00:39:06,215 --> 00:39:07,881
you know,
not that I could do it,
887
00:39:07,883 --> 00:39:09,632
but I could dream of it.
888
00:39:09,633 --> 00:39:13,590
-I was 18 years old
when I joined Mr. Brown,
889
00:39:13,592 --> 00:39:19,425
and he had a way of calling
my parents to say,
890
00:39:19,428 --> 00:39:21,927
she -- I'm doing fine,
don't worry about me,
891
00:39:21,928 --> 00:39:23,760
I'm in good hands.
892
00:39:23,762 --> 00:39:26,344
And, you know,
when I was coming home,
893
00:39:26,346 --> 00:39:29,429
not just my parents,
but a lot of the band members
894
00:39:29,430 --> 00:39:31,970
and the other singers
and dancers.
895
00:39:31,972 --> 00:39:34,263
-When we look at him,
896
00:39:34,265 --> 00:39:37,181
we would understand
some of our sons
897
00:39:37,183 --> 00:39:40,098
and fathers and nephews
and friends
898
00:39:40,099 --> 00:39:43,140
that we didn't understand
their pain.
899
00:39:43,142 --> 00:39:46,183
And I think some black men
will look at it and say,
900
00:39:46,185 --> 00:39:48,184
"That's what I've been
trying to describe
901
00:39:48,185 --> 00:39:50,184
and couldn't find the words."
902
00:39:50,186 --> 00:39:52,685
A decade or more
since his death,
903
00:39:52,687 --> 00:39:56,519
he's still healing people
that were wounded like he was.
904
00:39:56,521 --> 00:40:00,353
-What we lost with James Brown
is a certain generation
905
00:40:00,355 --> 00:40:04,396
that lived in a way
we could never imagine,
906
00:40:04,398 --> 00:40:08,189
a generation that tried to
teach us to have a little guts,
907
00:40:08,191 --> 00:40:11,231
some gumption, tough skin.
908
00:40:11,233 --> 00:40:14,232
A generation
that was built on manners.
909
00:40:14,234 --> 00:40:17,567
Mister, miss, ma'am,
holding the door.
910
00:40:17,568 --> 00:40:20,400
A certain way of living that
we'll never be familiar with.
911
00:40:20,402 --> 00:40:23,776
That's one thing we lost
with Mr. Brown.
912
00:40:23,778 --> 00:40:25,360
But what did we gain?
913
00:40:25,362 --> 00:40:27,070
A whole lot of great music,
914
00:40:27,071 --> 00:40:29,986
a whole lot of
great inspiration,
915
00:40:29,988 --> 00:40:32,154
and a blueprint
916
00:40:32,155 --> 00:40:35,280
on how to make it
with very little.
917
00:40:35,948 --> 00:40:40,030
-Daddy was a super spirit.
918
00:40:40,032 --> 00:40:43,948
He was not perfect,
he had flaws,
919
00:40:43,951 --> 00:40:49,241
but my father was a spirit.
920
00:40:49,243 --> 00:40:52,326
Came into this world
with nothing.
921
00:40:52,328 --> 00:40:56,827
He gave the world
everything God gave him.
922
00:40:56,829 --> 00:40:58,411
-Ladies and gentlemen,
923
00:40:58,412 --> 00:41:01,703
here is Augusta, Georgia's
young singing star
924
00:41:01,705 --> 00:41:05,829
and his great combination here,
James Brown.
925
00:41:05,831 --> 00:41:07,246
Let's bring 'em on.
926
00:41:07,248 --> 00:41:10,081
-♪ Please, please, please
927
00:41:10,083 --> 00:41:12,957
♪ Please, please
-♪ Please, please, don't go
928
00:41:12,958 --> 00:41:14,665
-♪ Please, please
929
00:41:14,667 --> 00:41:17,249
-♪ Please, please, don't go
-♪ Yeah!
930
00:41:17,251 --> 00:41:19,875
♪ Ahhhhhhh
931
00:41:19,876 --> 00:41:23,000
♪ Heey, heeeeey
-♪ Don't go
932
00:41:23,002 --> 00:41:24,835
-♪ I love you so
933
00:41:24,837 --> 00:41:26,795
♪ Go, ahh!
934
00:41:27,962 --> 00:41:29,461
♪ Don't leave me
935
00:41:29,463 --> 00:41:33,129
♪ Ahhhhhhh
-♪ Don't go
936
00:41:33,880 --> 00:41:37,629
♪ Oh, don't go
937
00:41:37,631 --> 00:41:40,255
♪
938
00:41:40,257 --> 00:41:42,048
♪ Don't go
939
00:41:42,049 --> 00:41:47,006
♪
940
00:41:47,009 --> 00:41:48,175
[ Cheers and applause ]
941
00:41:48,176 --> 00:41:49,342
-Uh, it's been a pleasure.
942
00:41:49,343 --> 00:41:50,925
-God bless you.
-And don't miss,
943
00:41:50,927 --> 00:41:52,509
don't miss --
Let's hold this up.
944
00:41:52,510 --> 00:41:54,009
-Hoping to live 200 years --
I live 200 years
945
00:41:54,010 --> 00:41:55,676
minus one day,
so I'll never know
946
00:41:55,678 --> 00:41:57,510
beautiful people like you
will pass away.
947
00:41:57,511 --> 00:42:00,177
-Ohh.
-God bless you, ciao, sayonara,
948
00:42:00,179 --> 00:42:02,261
What shall I say?
Hasta luego.
949
00:42:02,263 --> 00:42:03,554
Oh.
-Thanks for coming
950
00:42:03,555 --> 00:42:05,221
and joining us, folks.
-Love you.
951
00:42:05,222 --> 00:42:07,721
[ Upbeat funk music plays ]
952
00:42:07,722 --> 00:42:10,679
♪
953
00:42:10,680 --> 00:42:15,887
♪
954
00:42:15,888 --> 00:42:21,096
♪
955
00:42:21,097 --> 00:42:26,637
♪
956
00:42:26,638 --> 00:42:31,887
♪
957
00:42:31,888 --> 00:42:34,847
♪
958
00:42:34,897 --> 00:42:39,447
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