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I named my new son James Joseph Brown II. I think he's going to be a lot better than I was.

James Brown

Son

I just thank God for all of the blessings.

James Brown

God

Blessings

I've been held responsible for taxes I know nothing about.

James Brown

Nothing

Taxes

My son don't have to say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud. He don't have to be called those crazy names.

James Brown

Son

Names

I'm not going to be joining ZZ Top. You know they can't play my stuff. It's too complicated.

James Brown

Play

When God took it, he accepted it; when he brought it back, he accepted it. That's what's happening with me.

James Brown

God

When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing: bring people joy. Just like church does. People don't go to church to find trouble, they go there to lose it.

You can take care of yourself, and God helps those who help themselves.

You can't teach others if you are living the same way.

James Brown

Living

My expectations of other people, I double them on myself.

James Brown

People

Expectations

Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me the award, 'cause his mind went back over the early days.

I had to tell about my colonic, which expresses the fact why I'm so neat today as opposed to a few years ago. I never knew that the weight made that much difference.