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Letter "B" » Bill Ferris Quotes
«[Rap and hip hop today] come across ... the same way that jazz was embraced by the [Lost] Generation -- F. Scott Fitzgerald and others -- who were trying to rebel against their own white cultures. [Black music] represents a fresh new sound.»
Author: Bill Ferris
«The problems of the nation that are reflected in black music don't seem to be changing. The music is going to evolve, and it will still be with us many years from now.»
Author: Bill Ferris
«Dance and music is the ultimate celebration. It's a way of celebrate our past experiences, and it's always pushing us to new levels of experience... Every generation of Americans can relate to black music and dance as a fresh new connection to life.»
Author: Bill Ferris
«The South is a region of irony. It's both un-American and deeply American.»
Author: Bill Ferris
«We were very surprised and very disappointed.»
Author: Bill Ferris
«This was our top legislative priority last year.»
Author: Bill Ferris
«The question is, why didn't (the funding issue) come up when the bill was signed? It should've been addressed then.»
Author: Bill Ferris
«Where you find obesity, you'll find poverty. It's a reflection of the South's struggle to raise its standard of living.»
Author: Bill Ferris
«Music is the beginning of language to all humans. African Americans' music, in particular, harks back to a common sort of ancestry. It is a global kind of language: You don't need to understand English to understand blues or jazz.»
Author: Bill Ferris
«Any music can be learned from and adapted from other artists, and whites have been widely influenced by black music, from Pat Boone singing Fats Domino to Elvis Presley singing 'Hound Dog', a Big Momma Thornton song he heard on the radio.»
Author: Bill Ferris
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