1 00:00:03,167 --> 00:00:05,375 -People like to see...winners. 2 00:00:05,375 --> 00:00:06,583 They like to see 3 00:00:06,583 --> 00:00:09,875 people that are doing something, you know? 4 00:00:09,875 --> 00:00:11,667 Uh... 5 00:00:11,667 --> 00:00:15,167 Only time I want to appear dead is when I'm buried. 6 00:00:15,167 --> 00:00:17,292 Wait a minute! -Wait a minute. 7 00:00:17,292 --> 00:00:19,208 -Everybody feel good? -Yeah! 8 00:00:19,208 --> 00:00:21,333 -You feel real good? -Yeeeeah! 9 00:00:21,333 --> 00:00:23,667 -Over 50 years in the business, 10 00:00:23,667 --> 00:00:26,583 singing and dancing hard. 11 00:00:26,583 --> 00:00:27,917 -Are you ready to party? 12 00:00:27,917 --> 00:00:30,042 -Yeah. -I knew about James 13 00:00:30,042 --> 00:00:31,917 having a lot of health issues. 14 00:00:31,917 --> 00:00:33,542 He was losing weight. 15 00:00:33,542 --> 00:00:37,375 -I really became his advocate when it came to health. 16 00:00:37,375 --> 00:00:38,417 -♪ Yeah! 17 00:00:38,417 --> 00:00:40,542 ♪ Say 18 00:00:40,542 --> 00:00:42,000 -When Brown loves you, 19 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:43,667 he'll hand you his business to handle. 20 00:00:43,667 --> 00:00:45,708 -♪ Yeah! Say! 21 00:00:45,708 --> 00:00:47,208 -There was one moment when 22 00:00:47,208 --> 00:00:50,042 James Brown almost got super vulnerable. 23 00:00:50,042 --> 00:00:51,375 -♪ Yeah! 24 00:00:51,375 --> 00:00:54,042 -James Brown wanted separate payment 25 00:00:54,042 --> 00:00:55,333 for sampling. 26 00:00:55,333 --> 00:00:56,750 -He didn't get paid the money 27 00:00:56,750 --> 00:00:58,792 that he was supposed to get paid. 28 00:00:59,667 --> 00:01:01,500 -Thank you. 29 00:01:02,333 --> 00:01:05,375 -We see people who we deem as genius 30 00:01:05,375 --> 00:01:09,000 experiencing a lot of turmoil. 31 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:13,167 ♪ 32 00:01:13,167 --> 00:01:15,708 [ Cheers and applause ] 33 00:01:15,708 --> 00:01:17,875 -I get up every morning to show that the small man 34 00:01:17,875 --> 00:01:20,500 can become as big as big can be. 35 00:01:20,500 --> 00:01:23,542 [ Cheers and applause continue ] 36 00:01:23,542 --> 00:01:26,458 -James Brown has been in prison for the last two years. 37 00:01:26,458 --> 00:01:29,125 He was arrested and convicted of assaulting his neighbor 38 00:01:29,125 --> 00:01:30,833 and resisting arrest in a car chase 39 00:01:30,833 --> 00:01:32,125 with the local police. 40 00:01:32,125 --> 00:01:33,958 Well, despite pleading not guilty, 41 00:01:33,958 --> 00:01:37,417 James Brown was then sentenced to six years imprisonment. 42 00:01:37,417 --> 00:01:42,542 ♪ 43 00:01:42,542 --> 00:01:45,042 -People over in England now think that James Brown 44 00:01:45,042 --> 00:01:46,542 is actually free. 45 00:01:46,542 --> 00:01:48,500 -No, I'm not free. 46 00:01:48,500 --> 00:01:51,625 The only thing free in me is my spirit. 47 00:01:51,625 --> 00:01:53,292 But my body is not free. 48 00:01:53,292 --> 00:01:55,042 I'm incarcerated. 49 00:01:55,042 --> 00:01:56,750 -For two and a half years, he was there. 50 00:01:56,750 --> 00:02:00,292 And we really thought this was the end of his career. 51 00:02:00,292 --> 00:02:03,125 He's in his late 50s. He's gonna be 60 years old. 52 00:02:03,125 --> 00:02:07,417 -The period between '87 and 1990, 53 00:02:07,417 --> 00:02:09,000 it's probably the most humiliating 54 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,333 or hardest times of his life. 55 00:02:11,333 --> 00:02:14,250 -Ahmir Thompson and I went to high school together, 56 00:02:14,250 --> 00:02:16,125 and we grew up in the same neighborhood, 57 00:02:16,125 --> 00:02:18,417 so every time James Brown would be on the news, 58 00:02:18,417 --> 00:02:20,125 we would get together in school 59 00:02:20,125 --> 00:02:22,083 or on the phone after school 60 00:02:22,083 --> 00:02:25,708 and like, "Man, what's going on with James, man? 61 00:02:25,708 --> 00:02:27,042 What's happening?" 62 00:02:27,042 --> 00:02:29,542 But in retrospect, when he went to jail, 63 00:02:29,542 --> 00:02:31,708 part of me also felt, like, 64 00:02:31,708 --> 00:02:33,667 maybe if he goes away for a couple of years, 65 00:02:33,667 --> 00:02:35,333 he can dry himself out. 66 00:02:35,333 --> 00:02:38,667 -He's like, "This is my two-year unwanted vacation." 67 00:02:38,667 --> 00:02:39,875 [ Laughs ] 68 00:02:39,875 --> 00:02:43,750 And he was like, "I needed to rest. 69 00:02:43,750 --> 00:02:47,083 I needed some things to..." 70 00:02:47,083 --> 00:02:48,667 You needed to detox. 71 00:02:48,667 --> 00:02:50,208 -Soul singer James Brown 72 00:02:50,208 --> 00:02:52,042 went before the South Carolina Parole Board, 73 00:02:52,042 --> 00:02:54,208 hoping to become a free man after serving 74 00:02:54,208 --> 00:02:57,500 just over two years of a six-year sentence for assault. 75 00:02:57,500 --> 00:02:59,750 -He'll be paroled today, provisionally. 76 00:02:59,750 --> 00:03:01,875 So you're free to go today. 77 00:03:01,875 --> 00:03:04,542 -The announcement brought tears of joy to Brown's wife 78 00:03:04,542 --> 00:03:06,875 Adrienne, and smiles from his daughter. 79 00:03:06,875 --> 00:03:09,792 Brown will be on parole until October of '93, 80 00:03:09,792 --> 00:03:13,000 and must undergo a drug and alcohol treatment program. 81 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,417 -I would definitely say prison was transformative...twice. 82 00:03:16,417 --> 00:03:19,750 Early [chuckles] and later on in life. 83 00:03:19,750 --> 00:03:23,417 -I just trust God and I hope for the best. 84 00:03:23,417 --> 00:03:25,958 I try to let my -- my first two years show that, 85 00:03:25,958 --> 00:03:28,625 um, what kind of man I'm about. 86 00:03:28,625 --> 00:03:31,042 ♪ Ooooow! 87 00:03:31,042 --> 00:03:32,292 ♪ 88 00:03:32,292 --> 00:03:33,917 [ Whistles ] 89 00:03:33,917 --> 00:03:35,625 ♪ Yeah, I'm back 90 00:03:35,625 --> 00:03:36,833 ♪ 91 00:03:36,833 --> 00:03:38,833 ♪ I'm back 92 00:03:38,833 --> 00:03:40,083 ♪ I'm back 93 00:03:40,083 --> 00:03:41,208 -I was with him when he walked out 94 00:03:41,208 --> 00:03:42,917 of that prison. 95 00:03:42,917 --> 00:03:44,917 I'll never forget it. 96 00:03:44,917 --> 00:03:46,667 -♪ Get up offa that thing 97 00:03:46,667 --> 00:03:48,917 ♪ And dance 'til you feel better ♪ 98 00:03:48,917 --> 00:03:50,625 ♪ Get up offa that thing 99 00:03:50,625 --> 00:03:53,708 ♪ And dance 'till you sing it now ♪ 100 00:03:53,708 --> 00:03:54,792 -When he got out, 101 00:03:54,792 --> 00:03:57,042 everybody wanted a piece of James Brown. 102 00:03:57,042 --> 00:03:59,708 -♪ Get up offa that thing 103 00:03:59,708 --> 00:04:02,458 -People will say about "Oh, how James Brown 104 00:04:02,458 --> 00:04:06,375 career is ruined, look what he did to himself." 105 00:04:06,375 --> 00:04:08,208 I said, "Don't kid yourself. 106 00:04:08,208 --> 00:04:12,375 The truth is that if it's handled right, 107 00:04:12,375 --> 00:04:14,667 he will have one of the greatest comebacks 108 00:04:14,667 --> 00:04:17,458 of any entertainer there ever was." 109 00:04:17,458 --> 00:04:21,375 ♪ 110 00:04:21,375 --> 00:04:22,750 -I contacted Mr. Brown 111 00:04:22,750 --> 00:04:25,417 some almost two years ago just to say 112 00:04:25,417 --> 00:04:27,500 that we out here love him, 113 00:04:27,500 --> 00:04:31,417 and we thought perhaps there may have been some injustice. 114 00:04:31,417 --> 00:04:34,375 -He said, "You know, Butch Lewis the promoter came to see me. 115 00:04:34,375 --> 00:04:38,208 He wants to put up money for the first show to come back. 116 00:04:38,208 --> 00:04:40,458 He said, uh, "It's going to be pay-per-view." 117 00:04:40,458 --> 00:04:42,833 I said, "Like a boxing match?" He said, "Yeah." 118 00:04:42,833 --> 00:04:47,208 I remember sitting in his dressing room that night, 119 00:04:47,208 --> 00:04:49,167 and he looked up at me, he said, 120 00:04:49,167 --> 00:04:50,958 "I told you I'd be back, Reverend." 121 00:04:50,958 --> 00:04:56,208 Dear God, we thank you for surviving these difficult times, 122 00:04:56,208 --> 00:04:59,125 to bring us to this place and this point. 123 00:04:59,125 --> 00:05:00,458 He said, "Are they sold out?" 124 00:05:00,458 --> 00:05:03,208 I said, "They are sold out," he said, 125 00:05:03,208 --> 00:05:06,458 "Big names out there," I said, "Huge names." 126 00:05:06,458 --> 00:05:09,875 Thank you for the greatest entertainer in the world, 127 00:05:09,875 --> 00:05:12,250 The Godfather, James Brown. 128 00:05:12,250 --> 00:05:14,167 Amen. -Amen. [ Cheers and applause ] 129 00:05:14,167 --> 00:05:16,708 -When I said Amen, he dropped our hands 130 00:05:16,708 --> 00:05:18,833 and walked on stage and grabbed the mic. 131 00:05:18,833 --> 00:05:20,542 James Brown was back. 132 00:05:20,542 --> 00:05:23,500 [ "Living in America" plays ] 133 00:05:23,500 --> 00:05:25,750 [ Cheers and applause ] 134 00:05:27,083 --> 00:05:29,542 -I was very lucky when I walked out, 135 00:05:29,542 --> 00:05:32,750 all I had to do to show that I could still do it. 136 00:05:32,750 --> 00:05:35,417 And that was very important for myself 137 00:05:35,417 --> 00:05:37,125 that the career was there. 138 00:05:37,125 --> 00:05:40,375 -♪ Living in America 139 00:05:40,375 --> 00:05:42,708 ♪ Living in America 140 00:05:42,708 --> 00:05:43,875 -James Brown! 141 00:05:43,875 --> 00:05:45,958 -♪ Ah -James Brown! 142 00:05:45,958 --> 00:05:47,708 James Brown! 143 00:05:47,708 --> 00:05:49,208 James Brooown! 144 00:05:49,208 --> 00:05:51,250 ♪ 145 00:05:51,250 --> 00:05:54,250 [ Cheers and applause ] 146 00:05:54,250 --> 00:05:56,667 -All right, all right. 147 00:05:56,667 --> 00:06:00,083 Got MC hammer out here and James Brown. 148 00:06:00,083 --> 00:06:03,250 Boy, I tell you, if my back wasn't bad, I'd... 149 00:06:03,250 --> 00:06:04,750 [ Laughter ] 150 00:06:04,750 --> 00:06:07,625 -♪ Oh-oh oh-oh, here comes the hammer ♪ 151 00:06:07,625 --> 00:06:09,542 ♪ Watch me! -James Brown, 152 00:06:09,542 --> 00:06:11,375 he's my number one inspiration 153 00:06:11,375 --> 00:06:14,083 because he's the hardest working person I've seen. 154 00:06:14,083 --> 00:06:17,208 -In the '80s, for example, when you put your radio on 155 00:06:17,208 --> 00:06:20,625 and you heard a hip-hop record with a James Brown sample in it, 156 00:06:20,625 --> 00:06:22,875 and you knew there was no law 157 00:06:22,875 --> 00:06:25,250 to allow you to get paid for that, how did you feel? 158 00:06:25,250 --> 00:06:27,500 -It was a law, but they didn't exercise it. 159 00:06:27,500 --> 00:06:29,833 You can't do over four bars or nothing. 160 00:06:29,833 --> 00:06:33,750 So the law was there, but they didn't want to understand it 161 00:06:33,750 --> 00:06:35,458 and didn't want to deal with it. 162 00:06:36,125 --> 00:06:39,542 -He's the world's most sampled artist of all time. 163 00:06:39,542 --> 00:06:42,708 -You can take a piece of his and add it to -- 164 00:06:42,708 --> 00:06:46,042 add it to yours, and then that's just created a whole new era 165 00:06:46,042 --> 00:06:48,750 of how to do music and -- and it's assisted people 166 00:06:48,750 --> 00:06:52,333 along the way with making their records cool, you know? 167 00:06:52,333 --> 00:06:54,708 "Oh, that's cool. It's got the James in it." 168 00:06:54,708 --> 00:06:56,458 -For a lot of the inner cities, 169 00:06:56,458 --> 00:06:59,458 we just kept playing the music 170 00:06:59,458 --> 00:07:06,708 that was the magic period between 1968 and 1975. 171 00:07:06,708 --> 00:07:09,458 ♪ 172 00:07:09,458 --> 00:07:12,958 -I started in 1976 as a B-girl. 173 00:07:12,958 --> 00:07:15,208 [ Rapping ] Well, I'm Sha, party people, and I'm ready to rock, 174 00:07:15,208 --> 00:07:17,625 and if it want to be done, you got to give me what you got. 175 00:07:17,625 --> 00:07:18,875 -♪ Ain't it funky? 176 00:07:18,875 --> 00:07:21,083 -If you put on a James Brown song, 177 00:07:21,083 --> 00:07:24,375 you can let that song play all the way through 178 00:07:24,375 --> 00:07:26,208 or you could wait for that breakbeat. 179 00:07:26,208 --> 00:07:27,917 -♪ A-one, two, three, four 180 00:07:27,917 --> 00:07:29,875 ♪ 181 00:07:29,875 --> 00:07:33,333 -The DJs in hip-hop had the ability, 182 00:07:33,333 --> 00:07:35,708 with two turntables and a mixer, 183 00:07:35,708 --> 00:07:38,958 to go in and make that one little area 184 00:07:38,958 --> 00:07:40,542 of a song go on and on. 185 00:07:40,542 --> 00:07:42,542 That's what they say, "On and on till the break of dawn. 186 00:07:42,542 --> 00:07:43,958 You keep on." 187 00:07:43,958 --> 00:07:45,583 -When Herc and Bambaataa and Flash 188 00:07:45,583 --> 00:07:48,167 and these guys are piecing these records together 189 00:07:48,167 --> 00:07:49,708 and going back and forth, 190 00:07:49,708 --> 00:07:51,875 we're recreating and reinventing the records 191 00:07:51,875 --> 00:07:54,250 to serve a different artistic purpose. 192 00:07:54,250 --> 00:07:57,208 James was at the center of all of that. 193 00:07:57,208 --> 00:08:00,208 -1989! -The number. 194 00:08:00,208 --> 00:08:02,083 Another summer. -Get down! 195 00:08:02,083 --> 00:08:03,375 Sound of the Funky Drummer. 196 00:08:03,375 --> 00:08:05,708 -♪ I'm gonna knock you out 197 00:08:05,708 --> 00:08:08,042 ♪ Mama said knock you out 198 00:08:08,042 --> 00:08:09,500 -♪ Whose house? 199 00:08:09,500 --> 00:08:12,208 -♪ Say what? -♪ Run's house 200 00:08:12,208 --> 00:08:14,875 -♪ I ain't no joke I used to let the mic smoke ♪ 201 00:08:14,875 --> 00:08:17,208 ♪ Now I slam it when I'm done and make sure it's broke ♪ 202 00:08:17,208 --> 00:08:19,833 -♪ It takes two to make a thing go right ♪ 203 00:08:19,833 --> 00:08:21,625 ♪ 204 00:08:21,625 --> 00:08:23,833 ♪ It takes two to make it outta sight ♪ 205 00:08:23,833 --> 00:08:25,708 ♪ 206 00:08:25,708 --> 00:08:29,250 -I think James Brown really was the architect of hip-hop. 207 00:08:29,250 --> 00:08:30,917 You think about Funky Drummer, 208 00:08:30,917 --> 00:08:33,958 you think about "Think," Lyn Collins. 209 00:08:33,958 --> 00:08:37,500 Hip-hop was built on those grooves. 210 00:08:37,500 --> 00:08:39,042 -You know, it was crazy because it was hip-hop 211 00:08:39,042 --> 00:08:40,917 for its time, that's how I look at it. 212 00:08:40,917 --> 00:08:42,750 And then it became what made hip-hop 213 00:08:42,750 --> 00:08:45,208 hip-hop, you know, for our time. 214 00:08:45,208 --> 00:08:46,667 -I grew up in nightclub periods, 215 00:08:46,667 --> 00:08:49,583 and I've never, ever, ever knew a night 216 00:08:49,583 --> 00:08:54,875 where some element of James Brown wasn't in the air. 217 00:08:54,875 --> 00:08:58,208 -Hip-hop, you know, we stand on James's shoulders. 218 00:08:58,208 --> 00:09:00,500 James Brown, without a doubt, 219 00:09:00,500 --> 00:09:04,250 is one of the cornerstones of hip-hop culture. 220 00:09:04,250 --> 00:09:07,292 -♪ That's the way love goes 221 00:09:07,292 --> 00:09:10,125 ♪ Like a moth to a flame, burned by the fire ♪ 222 00:09:10,125 --> 00:09:12,250 -"Papa, Don't Take No Mess" was the foundation of 223 00:09:12,250 --> 00:09:14,250 "That's the Way Love Goes," 224 00:09:14,250 --> 00:09:16,167 which is my favorite Janet song. 225 00:09:16,167 --> 00:09:20,958 I remember, um, loving the groove to that and thinking, 226 00:09:20,958 --> 00:09:23,667 "What if we could create an actual song 227 00:09:23,667 --> 00:09:26,000 with chord changes and melodies 228 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:29,333 and all kinds of different stuff over that 229 00:09:29,333 --> 00:09:31,708 "Papa Don't Take No Mess" groove. 230 00:09:31,708 --> 00:09:34,625 Obviously one of her biggest records ever. 231 00:09:34,625 --> 00:09:37,167 -If you have 15,000 people, you know, 232 00:09:37,167 --> 00:09:39,792 just taking even snippets of his beat, 233 00:09:39,792 --> 00:09:44,708 it's because they want to be solidified as that artist. 234 00:09:44,708 --> 00:09:47,083 Because with a James Brown beat behind you, 235 00:09:47,083 --> 00:09:49,042 there's no way that you could lose. 236 00:09:54,542 --> 00:09:55,833 -Each year, our most prestigious award 237 00:09:55,833 --> 00:09:57,250 is the American Music Award of Merit. 238 00:09:57,250 --> 00:09:58,542 This year's recipient, 239 00:09:58,542 --> 00:10:02,333 the Godfather of Soul, James Brown... 240 00:10:02,333 --> 00:10:03,875 [ Cheers and applause ] 241 00:10:03,875 --> 00:10:07,042 ...is having as much effect on music of today 242 00:10:07,042 --> 00:10:10,167 as he did on the music of 30 years ago. 243 00:10:10,167 --> 00:10:11,625 ♪ 244 00:10:11,625 --> 00:10:13,625 -♪ Get up -♪ Get on up 245 00:10:13,625 --> 00:10:15,542 -♪ Get up -♪ Get on up 246 00:10:15,542 --> 00:10:17,375 -♪ Stay on the scene -♪ Get on up 247 00:10:17,375 --> 00:10:18,917 -♪ Like a sex machine -Dance, 248 00:10:18,917 --> 00:10:22,083 expression, vocalization, and musicianship. 249 00:10:22,083 --> 00:10:23,542 That's James Brown. 250 00:10:23,542 --> 00:10:25,208 There's a meaning to what James Brown, 251 00:10:25,208 --> 00:10:26,500 when he put a umph in it. 252 00:10:26,500 --> 00:10:28,375 It's not just a "you heard it," 253 00:10:28,375 --> 00:10:29,750 It's like you felt it. 254 00:10:29,750 --> 00:10:33,208 -His hard work and his determination 255 00:10:33,208 --> 00:10:36,208 is what got him there. 256 00:10:36,208 --> 00:10:39,208 But really, what truly got him there 257 00:10:39,208 --> 00:10:40,875 is his heart. 258 00:10:40,875 --> 00:10:43,208 [ Cheers and applause ] -Thank you very much. Come on. 259 00:10:43,208 --> 00:10:44,708 Would you take this back? 260 00:10:44,708 --> 00:10:46,792 'Cause I got something I gotta do right here. 261 00:10:46,792 --> 00:10:49,958 [ Cheers and applause ] 262 00:10:54,792 --> 00:10:56,750 Thank you very much. 263 00:10:57,458 --> 00:10:59,625 First, I thank God. 264 00:11:00,542 --> 00:11:02,042 Then I thank my lovely wife Adrienne 265 00:11:02,042 --> 00:11:04,875 out there who stood with me when times were rough. 266 00:11:04,875 --> 00:11:06,542 -You know I will give it to Adrienne. 267 00:11:06,542 --> 00:11:08,833 She stood by him the whole time. 268 00:11:08,833 --> 00:11:11,833 James was back being the James that I loved, 269 00:11:11,833 --> 00:11:14,250 and then back being the James that I knew. 270 00:11:14,250 --> 00:11:17,083 -When Brown loved somebody, he does. 271 00:11:17,083 --> 00:11:19,542 You know, there's no half way with James Brown. 272 00:11:19,542 --> 00:11:20,583 -Yeah. 273 00:11:20,583 --> 00:11:22,833 -♪ Did you forget? 274 00:11:22,833 --> 00:11:23,958 For close to 30 years, 275 00:11:23,958 --> 00:11:25,667 he has been a musical legend, 276 00:11:25,667 --> 00:11:27,042 living up to the image as the hardest working man 277 00:11:27,042 --> 00:11:29,625 in show business, an innovator who is imitated 278 00:11:29,625 --> 00:11:32,458 and not always paid for it. 279 00:11:32,458 --> 00:11:35,417 -This guy had an intrinsic talent 280 00:11:35,417 --> 00:11:40,375 for just taking things and putting them together. 281 00:11:40,375 --> 00:11:44,583 He was a soup maker, and he was a master at it, 282 00:11:44,583 --> 00:11:46,875 and nobody could cover his songs. 283 00:11:46,875 --> 00:11:49,375 Otis Redding did "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag." 284 00:11:49,375 --> 00:11:51,458 Nobody wants to hear that. 285 00:11:51,458 --> 00:11:53,292 Gene Chandler did "There Was a Time" 286 00:11:53,292 --> 00:11:54,583 It was a joke. 287 00:11:54,583 --> 00:11:56,083 You couldn't cover his songs 288 00:11:56,083 --> 00:11:58,417 because they were so personal 289 00:11:58,417 --> 00:12:01,208 and so much a part of who he was. 290 00:12:01,208 --> 00:12:05,833 -There's only one James Brown. He is instantly recognizable. 291 00:12:05,833 --> 00:12:08,792 Impossible to copy, although many have tried. 292 00:12:08,792 --> 00:12:11,958 He is somebody who changed the course of popular music, 293 00:12:11,958 --> 00:12:15,208 and I think by doing that, he changed culture as well. 294 00:12:15,208 --> 00:12:17,792 -There are seven acknowledged wonders of the world, 295 00:12:17,792 --> 00:12:19,917 and you are about to witness the eighth live 296 00:12:19,917 --> 00:12:22,125 in that little tiny TV set that you still haven't paid for. 297 00:12:22,125 --> 00:12:23,708 Please welcome... [ Laughter ] 298 00:12:23,708 --> 00:12:25,000 ...the greatest soul singer in the world, 299 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:26,917 the hardest working man in show business, 300 00:12:26,917 --> 00:12:28,792 the Godfather of Soul, 301 00:12:28,792 --> 00:12:30,292 Mr. James Brown! 302 00:12:30,292 --> 00:12:32,083 [ Audience cheers ] 303 00:12:32,083 --> 00:12:39,333 ♪ 304 00:12:39,333 --> 00:12:41,042 -He was certainly popping in the states, 305 00:12:41,042 --> 00:12:43,875 but he was -- he was beyond that in -- in Europe. 306 00:12:43,875 --> 00:12:45,375 He was worshipped. 307 00:12:45,375 --> 00:12:47,833 And he spent a lot of time touring in Europe. 308 00:12:47,833 --> 00:12:50,083 -♪ Try me 309 00:12:50,083 --> 00:12:52,417 -♪ Try me 310 00:12:52,417 --> 00:12:53,792 -♪ Ooh! 311 00:12:53,792 --> 00:12:56,583 ♪ Try me -♪ Try me 312 00:12:56,583 --> 00:12:59,875 -♪ And your love 313 00:12:59,875 --> 00:13:04,042 ♪ Will always be true 314 00:13:04,042 --> 00:13:05,833 ♪ Oh 315 00:13:05,833 --> 00:13:08,458 ♪ I need you 316 00:13:08,458 --> 00:13:13,125 -♪ I need yoooou 317 00:13:13,792 --> 00:13:15,542 -Sandy Clark, Japan broadcasting. 318 00:13:15,542 --> 00:13:17,208 Overall, how do you feel tonight? 319 00:13:17,208 --> 00:13:19,125 -Now you want to -- Now, there's only one leading -- 320 00:13:19,125 --> 00:13:21,417 And if you are American or you just human being 321 00:13:21,417 --> 00:13:23,958 and got any blood going through your veins -- 322 00:13:23,958 --> 00:13:25,667 Oh! I feel good! 323 00:13:25,667 --> 00:13:27,375 [ Laughter, cheers ] What's next? 324 00:13:27,375 --> 00:13:31,542 -You know, he just had so many accolades and awards and Grammys 325 00:13:31,542 --> 00:13:33,708 and, you know, it was just, like, 326 00:13:33,708 --> 00:13:36,000 he didn't get involved with the -- 327 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:38,542 thinking about it that much, he just accepted it 328 00:13:38,542 --> 00:13:39,958 and went on. 329 00:13:39,958 --> 00:13:42,583 -For James Brown when he belted out a note, 330 00:13:42,583 --> 00:13:44,750 you could hear the soul bleed from it, 331 00:13:44,750 --> 00:13:46,542 like with the first iteration of James Brown, 332 00:13:46,542 --> 00:13:49,542 it was very much reader in Sunday morning service. 333 00:13:49,542 --> 00:13:50,708 That's what I like to call it. 334 00:13:50,708 --> 00:13:52,042 So when you listen to, like, 335 00:13:52,042 --> 00:13:54,083 "Please, Please, Please" or "Try Me," 336 00:13:54,083 --> 00:13:55,625 that's literally, you know, 337 00:13:55,625 --> 00:13:57,542 the first selection from the choir. 338 00:13:57,542 --> 00:14:01,042 And, you know, when he gets ready to sing those songs, 339 00:14:01,042 --> 00:14:03,208 you can really hear the pain in his voice. 340 00:14:03,208 --> 00:14:07,875 -James Brown put every morsel of everything he ever remembered 341 00:14:07,875 --> 00:14:10,250 throughout his life into his music. 342 00:14:10,250 --> 00:14:12,375 Whatever pain, whatever black pain, 343 00:14:12,375 --> 00:14:15,208 whatever personal pain, it affected all of us. 344 00:14:15,208 --> 00:14:18,208 And sometimes we were feeling that same pain. 345 00:14:18,208 --> 00:14:21,458 [ "I Guess I'll Have To Cry, Cry, Cry" plays ] 346 00:14:21,458 --> 00:14:27,292 ♪ 347 00:14:27,292 --> 00:14:30,167 -Adrienne died on the plastic surgeon's table. 348 00:14:30,167 --> 00:14:33,833 -When his wife Adrienne passed, that -- that got him. 349 00:14:33,833 --> 00:14:35,292 That got to him. 350 00:14:35,292 --> 00:14:37,625 -♪ Cryyyy 351 00:14:37,625 --> 00:14:40,042 -♪ Cry, cry 352 00:14:40,042 --> 00:14:42,000 ♪ People let me cry 353 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,417 -What was the cause of the -- of the death of Adrienne? 354 00:14:44,417 --> 00:14:46,000 -♪ I'd feel a little bit better ♪ 355 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,417 Uh, I wanted to make her happy. 356 00:14:48,417 --> 00:14:49,917 I didn't think she needed anything, 357 00:14:49,917 --> 00:14:51,750 'cause I think she was beautiful enough 358 00:14:51,750 --> 00:14:53,917 to not have anything, but just God 359 00:14:53,917 --> 00:14:57,375 and -- and herself and -- and me. 360 00:14:57,375 --> 00:14:59,875 -Well, he just kind of had this dazed look in his eyes, 361 00:14:59,875 --> 00:15:02,042 you know, he wasn't crying, but he, you know, 362 00:15:02,042 --> 00:15:03,750 you could tell he had been. 363 00:15:03,750 --> 00:15:06,167 She was his rock, you know? 364 00:15:06,167 --> 00:15:10,500 He was kind of, like, floundering around. 365 00:15:10,500 --> 00:15:12,917 Kind of lost without her. 366 00:15:12,917 --> 00:15:15,375 -♪ When I 367 00:15:15,375 --> 00:15:17,417 ♪ 368 00:15:17,417 --> 00:15:21,125 ♪ I lost yoooou 369 00:15:21,125 --> 00:15:23,458 ♪ 370 00:15:23,458 --> 00:15:26,167 ♪ I lost the best thing 371 00:15:26,167 --> 00:15:30,125 ♪ I eve-e-er haaaaad 372 00:15:30,125 --> 00:15:32,458 -Here's a terrific lady, I met her a few times 373 00:15:32,458 --> 00:15:35,083 with you in our studios in Washington. 374 00:15:35,083 --> 00:15:38,042 She was always so full of life and energy. 375 00:15:38,042 --> 00:15:41,000 She was some lady. I bet you miss her a lot. 376 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:42,708 -Well, I miss her more than I've ever -- 377 00:15:42,708 --> 00:15:44,083 in anything in my life. 378 00:15:44,083 --> 00:15:46,833 My wife, um, she was... 379 00:15:46,833 --> 00:15:48,958 She was sight, and I was sound. 380 00:15:48,958 --> 00:15:51,792 -Has it been tough to perform? 381 00:15:51,792 --> 00:15:55,542 -Well, when I perform, I sweat out the sorrow and the worry. 382 00:15:55,542 --> 00:15:57,917 ♪ 383 00:15:57,917 --> 00:16:00,167 -My father has performed in this building, 384 00:16:00,167 --> 00:16:02,708 and he did a lot of rehearsals in this building. 385 00:16:02,708 --> 00:16:05,458 His wife is Adrienne Brown. 386 00:16:05,458 --> 00:16:08,708 Funeral was held in many, many years ago, 387 00:16:08,708 --> 00:16:11,250 so it's -- i-it -- it's got spirit. 388 00:16:11,250 --> 00:16:13,292 A lot of Brown spirits in it. 389 00:16:13,292 --> 00:16:15,167 -You can go down the street here 390 00:16:15,167 --> 00:16:19,125 and look at the graves of James's father 391 00:16:19,125 --> 00:16:21,042 and his wife, Adrienne. 392 00:16:21,042 --> 00:16:24,708 And the huge, elaborate gravestone 393 00:16:24,708 --> 00:16:28,292 are identical to Elvis Presley's at Graceland. 394 00:16:28,292 --> 00:16:32,708 James Brown and Elvis Presley, weathered being rivals, 395 00:16:32,708 --> 00:16:34,750 were admirers of each other. 396 00:16:34,750 --> 00:16:37,208 When Elvis Presley died, 397 00:16:37,208 --> 00:16:40,250 James Brown was among the first to stand 398 00:16:40,250 --> 00:16:43,208 by that casket in the living room of Graceland. 399 00:16:43,208 --> 00:16:46,708 -I saw Elvis and I put my hand on him, I say -- 400 00:16:46,708 --> 00:16:48,792 as couple of friends, I say, 401 00:16:48,792 --> 00:16:50,625 "You alright," with tears in my eyes, 402 00:16:50,625 --> 00:16:52,208 I say, "You left me." 403 00:16:52,208 --> 00:16:53,708 ♪ 404 00:16:53,708 --> 00:16:56,875 -I think Elvis saw that James Brown 405 00:16:56,875 --> 00:16:59,000 took a lot of country sounds 406 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,458 and turned it into his music. 407 00:17:02,458 --> 00:17:05,000 Elvis Presley took black gospel sounds 408 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:08,250 and incorporated into his music. 409 00:17:08,250 --> 00:17:10,167 Plus, they both were poor boys. 410 00:17:10,167 --> 00:17:13,125 They had both come out of rural areas. 411 00:17:13,125 --> 00:17:16,417 They were trying to live fairly average, 412 00:17:16,417 --> 00:17:19,833 normal lives and deal with this worldwide fame. 413 00:17:19,833 --> 00:17:24,250 -People don't really dwell so much on Elvis' drug situation 414 00:17:24,250 --> 00:17:26,250 and his stuff was crazy. -That's right. 415 00:17:26,250 --> 00:17:27,917 -That's right. -Crazy. 416 00:17:27,917 --> 00:17:30,250 With greatness, comes flaws. 417 00:17:30,250 --> 00:17:34,125 You know, that balance is necessary for you to be great. 418 00:17:34,125 --> 00:17:36,208 That's important for young people to know, too, 419 00:17:36,208 --> 00:17:38,208 that, "Damn, with all that greatness, all that money, 420 00:17:38,208 --> 00:17:41,042 I could lose it? I could mess up?" 421 00:17:41,042 --> 00:17:43,083 Yes, you can. 422 00:17:43,083 --> 00:17:45,292 -All the years are hard, living in tour life 423 00:17:45,292 --> 00:17:47,458 and stress and being in the limelight, 424 00:17:47,458 --> 00:17:51,750 that wears on a 50-something, 60-something-year-old man. 425 00:17:51,750 --> 00:17:53,750 -So your back is okay? 426 00:17:53,750 --> 00:17:55,667 -I play football. 427 00:17:55,667 --> 00:17:58,208 Quarterback. 428 00:17:58,208 --> 00:18:00,042 Pass to the best. 429 00:18:00,917 --> 00:18:02,292 Uh! They can't play. 430 00:18:02,292 --> 00:18:04,167 I can get you the ball right here... 431 00:18:04,167 --> 00:18:06,083 They can't play either. -Be it the drugs, 432 00:18:06,083 --> 00:18:07,583 the craziness, or the parasites 433 00:18:07,583 --> 00:18:09,375 that have been sucking money from them 434 00:18:09,375 --> 00:18:12,417 and all the different relationships, men and women, 435 00:18:12,417 --> 00:18:14,042 it's just, like, all those things 436 00:18:14,042 --> 00:18:15,625 and they just break down. 437 00:18:15,625 --> 00:18:19,042 -It's no secret he had a drug problem 438 00:18:19,042 --> 00:18:22,292 and that was a constant situation, 439 00:18:22,292 --> 00:18:25,250 and it would affect his performances. 440 00:18:25,250 --> 00:18:29,708 And we had some periods, especially overseas, 441 00:18:29,708 --> 00:18:33,667 where it got very close to him being arrested. 442 00:18:33,667 --> 00:18:35,875 We had to wheel and deal, as we say, 443 00:18:35,875 --> 00:18:38,417 to keep him out of trouble. 444 00:18:38,417 --> 00:18:42,833 -I was just trying to make sure my dad stayed healthy 445 00:18:42,833 --> 00:18:46,208 because he was older and people really weren't -- 446 00:18:46,208 --> 00:18:48,042 I wouldn't say they weren't looking out for him, 447 00:18:48,042 --> 00:18:51,417 but he's James Brown and they work for you. 448 00:18:51,417 --> 00:18:53,375 -I'm sitting with James Brown and Al Sharpton, 449 00:18:53,375 --> 00:18:55,375 I have him playing at the Paramount Theater 450 00:18:55,375 --> 00:18:59,333 in New York City, it's probably 1997, 1998. 451 00:18:59,333 --> 00:19:02,542 I'm backstage and we're talking. 452 00:19:02,542 --> 00:19:04,083 I said, "If you have your publishing, 453 00:19:04,083 --> 00:19:05,667 I heard about this Bowie Bond 454 00:19:05,667 --> 00:19:07,917 where we could take your publishing, spin it off, 455 00:19:07,917 --> 00:19:09,458 get you, you know, tens of millions, 456 00:19:09,458 --> 00:19:12,542 and then we're gonna take your money from the bond 457 00:19:12,542 --> 00:19:14,167 and you'll learn to invest it. 458 00:19:14,167 --> 00:19:15,708 You'll put it with good money managers. 459 00:19:15,708 --> 00:19:18,333 You'll grow that 40 million to 80 million, 460 00:19:18,333 --> 00:19:21,667 and you could build a tremendous net worth." 461 00:19:21,667 --> 00:19:25,250 -Unfortunately, he had an accountant 462 00:19:25,250 --> 00:19:27,333 that was not so honest. 463 00:19:27,333 --> 00:19:31,042 James Brown got a check for $22 million. 464 00:19:31,042 --> 00:19:32,875 And without going into great details, 465 00:19:32,875 --> 00:19:36,458 'cause it's public record, a lot of the money 466 00:19:36,458 --> 00:19:40,333 that James Brown got from that publishing deal, 467 00:19:40,333 --> 00:19:44,292 this accountant, uh, ended up with. 468 00:19:44,292 --> 00:19:47,250 -I have a real reason to, to, uh, push education 469 00:19:47,250 --> 00:19:51,042 because I've had four fortunes taken away from me 470 00:19:51,042 --> 00:19:53,958 because of the fact that I had to trust a lot of people. 471 00:19:53,958 --> 00:19:55,625 In some areas, I should have been able 472 00:19:55,625 --> 00:19:57,167 to be more familiar. -Right. 473 00:20:02,542 --> 00:20:03,375 -I get a phone call from Nicoletta Pavarotti, 474 00:20:03,375 --> 00:20:04,833 that's Luciano's wife. 475 00:20:04,833 --> 00:20:06,583 She says she has an idea -- he does a concert 476 00:20:06,583 --> 00:20:08,917 in Modena, Italy, and like Brown to participate. 477 00:20:08,917 --> 00:20:11,292 And he says, "I want to do 'It's a Man's World' 478 00:20:11,292 --> 00:20:12,333 with James Brown. 479 00:20:12,333 --> 00:20:13,917 He'll sing in English 480 00:20:13,917 --> 00:20:17,958 and I'll sing in, you know, opera and Latin." 481 00:20:17,958 --> 00:20:21,250 I said, um, "How do you know what words in Latin to sing 482 00:20:21,250 --> 00:20:24,375 'It's a Man's World?' He says, "I make it up." 483 00:20:24,375 --> 00:20:25,833 I said, "You make it up?" 484 00:20:25,833 --> 00:20:28,958 He goes, "Yeah, who speaks Latin? [ Chuckles ] 485 00:20:28,958 --> 00:20:32,083 [ Orchestral intro to "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" plays ] 486 00:20:32,083 --> 00:20:38,208 ♪ 487 00:20:38,208 --> 00:20:41,958 -♪ This is a man's world 488 00:20:41,958 --> 00:20:46,458 ♪ 489 00:20:46,458 --> 00:20:49,583 ♪ This is a man's world 490 00:20:49,583 --> 00:20:51,042 ♪ And 491 00:20:51,042 --> 00:20:54,000 ♪ 492 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,375 ♪ But it wouldn't be nothing 493 00:20:56,375 --> 00:21:00,000 ♪ Nothing, nothiiing 494 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,375 ♪ Without a woman or a girl 495 00:21:03,375 --> 00:21:06,500 -It was an all Italian audience 496 00:21:06,500 --> 00:21:08,542 and the crowd loved it. 497 00:21:08,542 --> 00:21:10,167 -Yeah, that was phenomenal, 498 00:21:10,167 --> 00:21:13,208 they had a 70 piece orchestra behind him. 499 00:21:13,208 --> 00:21:15,042 I literally cried. 500 00:21:15,042 --> 00:21:18,125 I'd never heard him do it like that. 501 00:21:18,125 --> 00:21:20,167 I mean, it was awesome. 502 00:21:20,167 --> 00:21:24,542 -♪ And man made the boat for the water ♪ 503 00:21:24,542 --> 00:21:28,458 ♪ Like my Bible said Noah made the ark ♪ 504 00:21:28,458 --> 00:21:30,833 ♪ Ahhh! O-o-o-oh ♪ 505 00:21:30,833 --> 00:21:35,042 ♪ This is a man's world -♪ Nulla ha piú senso 506 00:21:35,042 --> 00:21:36,917 ♪ Sé 507 00:21:36,917 --> 00:21:39,375 -♪ But it wouldn't be nothing -♪ Si vive 508 00:21:39,375 --> 00:21:41,333 ♪ Solo per sé 509 00:21:41,333 --> 00:21:44,083 -♪ Without a woman or a girl 510 00:21:44,083 --> 00:21:46,958 -♪ Solo per sé 511 00:21:46,958 --> 00:21:48,917 -♪ Hey! 512 00:21:48,917 --> 00:21:50,708 -♪ Solo 513 00:21:50,708 --> 00:21:55,917 ♪ Per sé-é-é-é-é 514 00:21:55,917 --> 00:21:58,542 -♪ This is a man's world 515 00:21:58,542 --> 00:21:59,875 ♪ Hey! 516 00:21:59,875 --> 00:22:01,583 ♪ 517 00:22:01,583 --> 00:22:04,833 [ Cheers and applause ] 518 00:22:10,583 --> 00:22:13,500 -Grazie, Grazie. James Brown. 519 00:22:13,500 --> 00:22:16,083 Luciano Pavarotti. Grazie. 520 00:22:16,083 --> 00:22:17,833 ♪ 521 00:22:17,833 --> 00:22:22,542 -In 2003, they gave him the Kennedy Center Honors, 522 00:22:22,542 --> 00:22:24,333 which is one of the biggest in the world. 523 00:22:24,333 --> 00:22:26,333 And, uh, the President of the United States comes, 524 00:22:26,333 --> 00:22:27,792 everybody comes. 525 00:22:27,792 --> 00:22:29,958 During the intermission, James Brown said, 526 00:22:29,958 --> 00:22:32,875 "President Bush," "Yeah, Mr. Brown," he said, 527 00:22:32,875 --> 00:22:34,667 "You know Reverend Sharpton, I know y'all got 528 00:22:34,667 --> 00:22:36,417 political differences, but shake hands. 529 00:22:36,417 --> 00:22:38,542 I'm the godfather, I put everybody together." 530 00:22:38,542 --> 00:22:41,042 He never -- He was never intimidated 531 00:22:41,042 --> 00:22:42,958 or awed by anybody. 532 00:22:42,958 --> 00:22:45,833 ♪ 533 00:22:45,833 --> 00:22:47,750 -My family and I, we had dinner with James Brown 534 00:22:47,750 --> 00:22:49,708 before the Kennedy Center Honors, 535 00:22:49,708 --> 00:22:52,542 and I got to sit there and listen to the stories he told me 536 00:22:52,542 --> 00:22:55,708 and experience his energy firsthand. 537 00:22:55,708 --> 00:22:57,542 In the midst, and even at the peak 538 00:22:57,542 --> 00:22:59,708 of the Civil Rights movement, he was, like, 539 00:22:59,708 --> 00:23:04,125 one of the most important artists in America. 540 00:23:04,125 --> 00:23:07,500 If James Brown is peaceful, things can be more peaceful. 541 00:23:07,500 --> 00:23:09,667 If James Brown goes left, 542 00:23:09,667 --> 00:23:12,167 things could potentially go left. 543 00:23:12,167 --> 00:23:13,708 You know, when you see these interviews 544 00:23:13,708 --> 00:23:15,750 where he was joking around or being silly, 545 00:23:15,750 --> 00:23:18,833 you miss how serious this guy is 546 00:23:18,833 --> 00:23:21,708 and how aware and self-aware he was. 547 00:23:21,708 --> 00:23:24,500 In music law, there are three B's. 548 00:23:24,500 --> 00:23:26,208 -There's Bach. 549 00:23:26,208 --> 00:23:27,708 [ Crowd chuckles ] 550 00:23:27,708 --> 00:23:29,000 Love Bach. 551 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:30,417 [ Laughter ] 552 00:23:30,417 --> 00:23:32,667 -There's Beethoven. 553 00:23:32,667 --> 00:23:34,667 Love Beethoven. [ Laughter ] 554 00:23:34,667 --> 00:23:37,250 And then there's Brown. 555 00:23:37,250 --> 00:23:39,167 James Brown! 556 00:23:39,167 --> 00:23:42,125 [ Cheers and applause ] 557 00:23:45,417 --> 00:23:47,667 Without that man up there, 558 00:23:47,667 --> 00:23:51,167 there's no funk, no soul. 559 00:23:51,167 --> 00:23:53,042 No hip-hop. 560 00:23:53,042 --> 00:23:54,583 You blaze trails 561 00:23:54,583 --> 00:23:57,708 and broke down mental and social barriers. 562 00:23:57,708 --> 00:24:00,458 And made it possible for me, 563 00:24:00,458 --> 00:24:02,583 a black kid from Queens, 564 00:24:02,583 --> 00:24:05,208 to stand in front of presidents 565 00:24:05,208 --> 00:24:09,958 and many other distinguished men and women, and say it loud. 566 00:24:09,958 --> 00:24:12,042 I'm black and I'm proud. 567 00:24:12,042 --> 00:24:13,917 [ Applause ] 568 00:24:15,042 --> 00:24:18,208 I got to...do that for him. 569 00:24:18,208 --> 00:24:20,667 [ "I Feel Good" plays ] 570 00:24:23,208 --> 00:24:25,750 -No, he exercised, right, because he was on the stage. 571 00:24:25,750 --> 00:24:28,542 He was in really good physical shape, 572 00:24:28,542 --> 00:24:31,167 but because he ate high-fatty foods, 573 00:24:31,167 --> 00:24:34,542 I remember him having diabetes and high blood pressure, 574 00:24:34,542 --> 00:24:37,042 right, and he had to -- he didn't have to take insulin 575 00:24:37,042 --> 00:24:39,583 or anything for his diabetes, but he had to take medication 576 00:24:39,583 --> 00:24:40,708 and he didn't want to do it. 577 00:24:40,708 --> 00:24:42,333 He understood it later on, 578 00:24:42,333 --> 00:24:44,125 this is a direct product 579 00:24:44,125 --> 00:24:46,833 of what you've been doing in your body all these years. 580 00:24:46,833 --> 00:24:49,083 I mean, he wasn't a huge drinker. 581 00:24:49,083 --> 00:24:51,875 Um, so that really wasn't -- it was more about the food 582 00:24:51,875 --> 00:24:54,625 and just, you know, the late night lifestyle and all that 583 00:24:54,625 --> 00:24:56,375 what he did, the lack of sleep, 584 00:24:56,375 --> 00:24:59,917 but the prostate cancer, they caught it early 585 00:24:59,917 --> 00:25:02,250 'cause he was having some symptoms. 586 00:25:02,250 --> 00:25:03,458 -I don't want to be babied though. 587 00:25:03,458 --> 00:25:04,750 I want to go to work. 588 00:25:04,750 --> 00:25:06,667 -I love you, -I love you too. 589 00:25:06,667 --> 00:25:09,375 -Okay. He was like, "I can't do chemo 590 00:25:09,375 --> 00:25:11,417 'cause I don't want to lose all my hair." 591 00:25:11,417 --> 00:25:12,917 I mean, this was a real thing. 592 00:25:12,917 --> 00:25:15,417 Thank God it was in the early stages enough 593 00:25:15,417 --> 00:25:17,875 that all he really needed was radiation. 594 00:25:17,875 --> 00:25:20,000 It was tough to see him go through that, 595 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:21,667 but it was humbling. -Thank you. 596 00:25:21,667 --> 00:25:22,750 God bless you. 597 00:25:28,042 --> 00:25:29,708 -I remember one time I was in California, 598 00:25:29,708 --> 00:25:30,792 my sister and I, Yamma, we went out to, uh, 599 00:25:30,792 --> 00:25:32,708 check out Dad perform. 600 00:25:32,708 --> 00:25:35,167 It was a Greek theater in Los Angeles. 601 00:25:35,167 --> 00:25:38,208 So we got there and surprised, "What y'all doing here?" 602 00:25:38,208 --> 00:25:41,167 "You just want to hang out with you, Dad, for the weekend." 603 00:25:41,167 --> 00:25:44,500 "Well, hang out with me," like, "Yeah, [Chuckles] 604 00:25:44,500 --> 00:25:47,000 we ain't got nothing else to do." 605 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:50,208 We went out there and it was so much fun. 606 00:25:50,208 --> 00:25:53,958 Just us and Dad, just having a -- just -- just fun. 607 00:25:53,958 --> 00:25:55,875 I mean, he was working, but it was fun. 608 00:25:55,875 --> 00:25:58,458 -♪ Make it funky -James Brown. 609 00:25:58,458 --> 00:26:00,208 -♪ Make it funky -There! 610 00:26:00,208 --> 00:26:04,042 The world's Godfather of Soul. -♪ Make it funky 611 00:26:04,042 --> 00:26:08,833 -Mr. Jaaaaaames Brown! -♪ Make it funky 612 00:26:08,833 --> 00:26:13,292 -That night I says, "Dad, can I dance with you on stage?" 613 00:26:13,292 --> 00:26:15,875 And he said, "Uh, nah. 614 00:26:15,875 --> 00:26:18,417 Not tonight, baby girl, we'll do it another night." 615 00:26:18,417 --> 00:26:20,292 "Okay, no big deal." 616 00:26:20,292 --> 00:26:22,333 -♪ Try me 617 00:26:22,333 --> 00:26:25,458 -♪ Try me 618 00:26:25,458 --> 00:26:27,542 -♪ Try me -On the song "Try Me," 619 00:26:27,542 --> 00:26:29,458 he would always go, and he would 620 00:26:29,458 --> 00:26:31,083 pull one of the background singers 621 00:26:31,083 --> 00:26:34,500 and do a little, little slow drag dance to the song. 622 00:26:34,500 --> 00:26:36,292 And this night. 623 00:26:36,292 --> 00:26:40,000 -♪ Whoa, I need you 624 00:26:40,625 --> 00:26:43,542 -[ Inhales ] He let me dance with him. 625 00:26:43,542 --> 00:26:45,583 -♪ You 626 00:26:45,583 --> 00:26:47,167 -I'll never forget it. 627 00:26:47,167 --> 00:26:56,083 ♪ 628 00:26:56,083 --> 00:27:04,708 ♪ 629 00:27:04,708 --> 00:27:07,208 -And you wonder sometimes, 630 00:27:07,208 --> 00:27:09,750 what was it for him? 631 00:27:09,750 --> 00:27:12,708 It wasn't the money all the time, 632 00:27:12,708 --> 00:27:15,125 and he was still doing it 633 00:27:15,125 --> 00:27:16,625 at 70 years old. 634 00:27:16,625 --> 00:27:18,458 He could have stopped. 635 00:27:18,458 --> 00:27:19,833 -♪ For once I can touch 636 00:27:19,833 --> 00:27:22,542 ♪ What my heart used to dream of ♪ 637 00:27:22,542 --> 00:27:25,875 ♪ Long before I knew, o-o-oh ♪ 638 00:27:25,875 --> 00:27:29,625 ♪ Someone warm like you 639 00:27:29,625 --> 00:27:31,792 ♪ Would make my dream come true ♪ 640 00:27:31,792 --> 00:27:33,375 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah 641 00:27:33,375 --> 00:27:37,208 -I had been named creative chair for jazz programing 642 00:27:37,208 --> 00:27:38,750 with the LA Philharmonic. 643 00:27:38,750 --> 00:27:42,625 So my inaugural season was 2006. 644 00:27:42,625 --> 00:27:45,500 I thought, "Wow, what if I get Mr. Brown 645 00:27:45,500 --> 00:27:51,125 to come to the Hollywood Bowl and we redo Soul on Top live 646 00:27:51,125 --> 00:27:54,417 with, uh -- with a big band, just like the record." 647 00:27:54,417 --> 00:27:58,125 -♪ It's a long time 648 00:27:58,125 --> 00:28:01,250 ♪ 649 00:28:01,250 --> 00:28:03,375 ♪ May to December 650 00:28:03,375 --> 00:28:04,500 ♪ Heh 651 00:28:04,500 --> 00:28:05,917 ♪ 652 00:28:05,917 --> 00:28:08,792 ♪ But the days grow short 653 00:28:08,792 --> 00:28:11,708 ♪ Can't you count 'em now 654 00:28:11,708 --> 00:28:14,042 ♪ When you reach September 655 00:28:14,042 --> 00:28:15,708 ♪ 656 00:28:15,708 --> 00:28:17,583 -It was clear that James Brown 657 00:28:17,583 --> 00:28:19,958 wasn't the best picture of health. 658 00:28:19,958 --> 00:28:23,125 He was still gigging. He was still touring all the time. 659 00:28:23,125 --> 00:28:27,208 But he was -- he was an old man by then, you know? 660 00:28:27,208 --> 00:28:30,750 -Whenever we would go on the road, he would get healthy 661 00:28:30,750 --> 00:28:33,000 'cause he'd start being active and he would, 662 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:36,250 you know, moving around and whatnot and start to eat right, 663 00:28:36,250 --> 00:28:39,250 and all that stuff, but when he'd go home, 664 00:28:39,250 --> 00:28:43,833 he...he would get in trouble 'cause he wouldn't eat right, 665 00:28:43,833 --> 00:28:46,375 or he wouldn't take care of himself or whatever. 666 00:28:46,375 --> 00:28:47,708 -I feel good. 667 00:28:47,708 --> 00:28:49,792 Papa's got a brand new bag. 668 00:28:49,792 --> 00:28:52,667 -We went to dinner one night at a restaurant 669 00:28:52,667 --> 00:28:53,917 out in West Augusta, 670 00:28:53,917 --> 00:28:55,667 he, uh -- Tomi Rae -- this was before 671 00:28:55,667 --> 00:28:57,125 they were married -- Tomi Rae and James, 672 00:28:57,125 --> 00:28:59,833 and my wife and I, we had -- we had dinner there. 673 00:28:59,833 --> 00:29:01,208 And my wife and I were leaving, 674 00:29:01,208 --> 00:29:03,667 James and Tomi Rae went into the piano bar 675 00:29:03,667 --> 00:29:05,333 and James sat there and started singing. 676 00:29:05,333 --> 00:29:07,792 -My friend Flo Carter and her husband Don 677 00:29:07,792 --> 00:29:10,625 were having their anniversary dinner, 678 00:29:10,625 --> 00:29:12,875 and we were at a real nice restaurant, 679 00:29:12,875 --> 00:29:17,125 uh, near the Augusta National Golf Course. 680 00:29:17,125 --> 00:29:21,875 And, uh, James walked in and he shot right over to us. 681 00:29:21,875 --> 00:29:23,875 I said, "James," I said, "It's, uh, 682 00:29:23,875 --> 00:29:26,333 Don and Flo's anniversary." 683 00:29:26,333 --> 00:29:29,375 Without missing a beat, James looked right at them 684 00:29:29,375 --> 00:29:33,083 and started singing, [ Sings ] time after time. 685 00:29:33,083 --> 00:29:37,125 [ Normal voice ] And I didn't hear James do that again 686 00:29:37,125 --> 00:29:41,458 until he sang it to Tomi Rae after their wedding. 687 00:29:41,458 --> 00:29:44,125 -I don't care what you read and what they tell you, 688 00:29:44,125 --> 00:29:47,125 Brown loved her, bought her new teeth. 689 00:29:47,125 --> 00:29:48,875 She's a girl without much money, right? 690 00:29:48,875 --> 00:29:50,458 And Brown had access to money. 691 00:29:50,458 --> 00:29:53,250 And if Brown loved you, he wanted you to be better. 692 00:29:53,250 --> 00:29:55,917 -Mr. Brown, you're in London at the moment. 693 00:29:55,917 --> 00:29:57,708 Just tell us, first of all, 694 00:29:57,708 --> 00:29:59,625 what you think about this particular city. 695 00:29:59,625 --> 00:30:02,542 I know you've been shopping. You've been enjoying yourself? 696 00:30:02,542 --> 00:30:05,292 -Well, I've been enjoying myself shopping for my wife, 697 00:30:05,292 --> 00:30:08,708 who's also my, uh, one of my stars on the show. 698 00:30:08,708 --> 00:30:11,625 [ "Hold On, I'm Comin'" plays ] 699 00:30:11,625 --> 00:30:15,792 ♪ 700 00:30:15,792 --> 00:30:17,708 -♪ Hold on, yeah -♪ Hold on 701 00:30:17,708 --> 00:30:19,500 ♪ I'm comin' 702 00:30:19,500 --> 00:30:21,375 ♪ Hold on 703 00:30:21,375 --> 00:30:23,292 ♪ I'm comin' 704 00:30:23,292 --> 00:30:24,958 ♪ Hold on 705 00:30:24,958 --> 00:30:27,250 ♪ I'm comin' -♪ Hold on 706 00:30:27,250 --> 00:30:30,667 -Killed it. And he was sick. Very sick at that time. 707 00:30:30,667 --> 00:30:32,708 He was so sick that they had him 708 00:30:32,708 --> 00:30:36,333 on IV fluids and a catheter. 709 00:30:36,333 --> 00:30:38,583 And when it came time for the show, he pulled 'em out 710 00:30:38,583 --> 00:30:39,833 and went and did an hour and a half, 711 00:30:39,833 --> 00:30:41,750 went back to the hotel 712 00:30:41,750 --> 00:30:43,417 and put 'em back in. 713 00:30:43,417 --> 00:30:44,792 ♪ 714 00:30:44,792 --> 00:30:49,875 ♪ 715 00:30:49,875 --> 00:30:50,958 [ Cheers and applause ] 716 00:30:56,708 --> 00:31:00,458 -On Friday before the Christmas Day of 2006, 717 00:31:00,458 --> 00:31:03,125 James Brown did what James Brown loved to do. 718 00:31:03,125 --> 00:31:05,500 And that was one, at Thanksgiving, 719 00:31:05,500 --> 00:31:08,542 he would give away turkeys to poor people, 720 00:31:08,542 --> 00:31:11,333 black and white, who got in line to get a free turkey 721 00:31:11,333 --> 00:31:13,583 from him in Augusta. 722 00:31:13,583 --> 00:31:16,375 The second thing he would love to do is at Christmas. 723 00:31:16,375 --> 00:31:21,000 He loved to give away toys to needy kids. 724 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:24,000 -December 22, 2006, 725 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:27,750 he was doing the James Brown Toy Giveaway. 726 00:31:27,750 --> 00:31:31,875 He had on this black and red jumpsuit. 727 00:31:31,875 --> 00:31:34,792 And he had the zipper down. 728 00:31:34,792 --> 00:31:36,875 So I walked up to him and I said, 729 00:31:36,875 --> 00:31:38,375 "Hey, Dad, how you doing? 730 00:31:38,375 --> 00:31:40,083 You act like you're bringing sexy back," 731 00:31:40,083 --> 00:31:43,042 and I zip that zipper slap up 732 00:31:43,042 --> 00:31:45,208 'cause it was cold outside. 733 00:31:46,417 --> 00:31:48,875 And he wasn't well, 734 00:31:49,708 --> 00:31:52,042 I gave him a kiss. 735 00:31:52,042 --> 00:31:55,375 He got in the limousine. 736 00:31:56,083 --> 00:32:00,042 I said, "I'll talk to you later, Daddy. I love you." 737 00:32:00,042 --> 00:32:02,625 -The nation is mourning the loss of a legend today, 738 00:32:02,625 --> 00:32:04,083 the Godfather of Soul, 739 00:32:04,083 --> 00:32:05,708 James Brown has died. 740 00:32:05,708 --> 00:32:08,375 According to his agent, Brown died early this morning 741 00:32:08,375 --> 00:32:11,417 in Atlanta after being admitted to the hospital 742 00:32:11,417 --> 00:32:13,417 Sunday for pneumonia. 743 00:32:13,417 --> 00:32:16,375 Brown was known for his revolutionary rhythms of funk, 744 00:32:16,375 --> 00:32:18,625 soul, and disco, and was considered 745 00:32:18,625 --> 00:32:21,167 one of the most important musical influences 746 00:32:21,167 --> 00:32:23,167 over the past 50 years. 747 00:32:23,167 --> 00:32:26,667 James Brown was 73 years old. 748 00:32:26,667 --> 00:32:31,375 ♪ 749 00:32:31,375 --> 00:32:34,167 -I wasn't sure if I was gonna make it. 750 00:32:34,167 --> 00:32:39,792 Because now I didn't know how life was gonna be 751 00:32:39,792 --> 00:32:41,375 without my daddy. 752 00:32:41,375 --> 00:32:45,250 I didn't know life without my daddy. 753 00:32:45,250 --> 00:32:48,375 ♪ 754 00:32:48,375 --> 00:32:49,917 -I cried. 755 00:32:49,917 --> 00:32:51,667 I called my brother. 756 00:32:53,708 --> 00:32:56,042 And... 757 00:32:57,667 --> 00:32:59,208 ...to quote one of his songs, 758 00:32:59,208 --> 00:33:01,625 it was a lonely Christmas. [ Chuckles ] 759 00:33:03,458 --> 00:33:05,417 -[ Sighs ] 760 00:33:05,417 --> 00:33:09,958 I threw the phone over, uh, somewhere. 761 00:33:10,750 --> 00:33:12,708 -Uh... 762 00:33:12,708 --> 00:33:16,375 It was -- It was, uh... 763 00:33:16,375 --> 00:33:18,417 Not a... 764 00:33:21,042 --> 00:33:22,708 [ Zipper unzips ] 765 00:33:24,583 --> 00:33:27,042 -I love James Brown so much. 766 00:33:27,042 --> 00:33:31,000 You know, it's, uh... 767 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:34,042 Oh, God, it's, uh... 768 00:33:34,042 --> 00:33:37,208 I loved him so much so. 769 00:33:37,208 --> 00:33:39,417 Most people who knew him loved him. 770 00:33:39,417 --> 00:33:41,625 -I was like, "Yo. 771 00:33:41,625 --> 00:33:46,583 That is the most epic exit of all time." 772 00:33:46,583 --> 00:33:48,875 Like... [ Laughs ] 773 00:33:48,875 --> 00:33:53,125 Like, James Brown is such a star. 774 00:33:53,125 --> 00:33:58,875 I want to take the one most iconic, universal day 775 00:33:58,875 --> 00:34:00,375 and take it over. 776 00:34:00,375 --> 00:34:03,417 Like, even Christmas don't got nothing on me. 777 00:34:03,417 --> 00:34:06,458 [ "Christmas in Heaven" plays ] 778 00:34:06,458 --> 00:34:08,042 ♪ 779 00:34:08,042 --> 00:34:12,458 -♪ It's Christmas 780 00:34:12,458 --> 00:34:14,625 ♪ 781 00:34:14,625 --> 00:34:17,375 ♪ In heaven 782 00:34:17,375 --> 00:34:19,583 ♪ 783 00:34:19,583 --> 00:34:21,875 ♪ It's heaven 784 00:34:21,875 --> 00:34:23,542 ♪ 785 00:34:23,542 --> 00:34:25,917 ♪ Here with you 786 00:34:25,917 --> 00:34:28,667 ♪ 787 00:34:28,667 --> 00:34:32,667 ♪ And darling 788 00:34:32,667 --> 00:34:35,292 ♪ Believe me 789 00:34:35,292 --> 00:34:37,542 ♪ 790 00:34:37,542 --> 00:34:40,208 ♪ I don't know 791 00:34:40,208 --> 00:34:42,208 ♪ I don't know 792 00:34:42,208 --> 00:34:44,500 ♪ What I'll do 793 00:34:44,500 --> 00:34:47,042 -James Brown, he always drew huge crowds 794 00:34:47,042 --> 00:34:48,958 to the Apollo Theater and today, of course, 795 00:34:48,958 --> 00:34:50,292 is no exception. 796 00:34:50,292 --> 00:34:52,375 50 years after Brown's first appearance 797 00:34:52,375 --> 00:34:54,500 at the legendary Harlem Showplace, 798 00:34:54,500 --> 00:34:56,708 fans are paying their last respects. 799 00:34:56,708 --> 00:34:59,833 [ All chant ] Say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud. 800 00:34:59,833 --> 00:35:03,750 -When I got off the plane and we got to the Apollo, 801 00:35:03,750 --> 00:35:07,625 and I seen the crowds in freezing weather like that, 802 00:35:07,625 --> 00:35:11,042 just to show respect for the man, they lined up, 803 00:35:11,042 --> 00:35:14,792 just to get a glimpse of him in the coffin 804 00:35:14,792 --> 00:35:21,750 and just to pay the respect to us as a family was beautiful. 805 00:35:21,750 --> 00:35:24,208 That's a lot of love, you know? 806 00:35:24,208 --> 00:35:26,500 -I've never had a father 807 00:35:26,500 --> 00:35:30,333 at home growing up, but I had James Brown. 808 00:35:30,333 --> 00:35:34,500 I had him personally, and I had him with the world. 809 00:35:35,250 --> 00:35:37,833 -♪ I've seen days 810 00:35:37,833 --> 00:35:41,292 ♪ When the sun didn't shine 811 00:35:41,292 --> 00:35:43,583 ♪ Raised in Georgia 812 00:35:43,583 --> 00:35:45,708 ♪ Born in Carolina 813 00:35:45,708 --> 00:35:47,333 -They arrived before dawn. 814 00:35:47,333 --> 00:35:48,875 -We love you, James Brown. 815 00:35:48,875 --> 00:35:50,458 -Thousands lining the sidewalks 816 00:35:50,458 --> 00:35:53,042 in the heart of the city James Brown called home. 817 00:35:53,042 --> 00:35:55,708 -It's called a homecoming celebration 818 00:35:55,708 --> 00:35:58,208 because we're talking about a legend and an icon. 819 00:35:58,208 --> 00:36:00,708 A man that's American. 820 00:36:00,708 --> 00:36:02,208 -♪ Hold my hand, Lord 821 00:36:02,208 --> 00:36:04,250 -Those who got a seat in James Brown Arena 822 00:36:04,250 --> 00:36:05,958 got quite a show. 823 00:36:05,958 --> 00:36:09,083 -We have Mr. Michael Jackson come here to the city. 824 00:36:09,750 --> 00:36:12,625 -In a surprise appearance, the King of Pop 825 00:36:12,625 --> 00:36:15,708 paid his respects to the Godfather of Soul. 826 00:36:15,708 --> 00:36:17,167 -What did he mean to you? 827 00:36:17,167 --> 00:36:19,542 -Everything. He was my greatest inspiration. 828 00:36:19,542 --> 00:36:21,875 -Michael! 829 00:36:21,875 --> 00:36:23,708 I'll miss him very much. 830 00:36:23,708 --> 00:36:28,042 -Michael Jackson danced and sang to "I Got the Feeling" 831 00:36:28,042 --> 00:36:31,500 when he auditioned for Berry Gordy. 832 00:36:32,250 --> 00:36:36,125 All his life it was James Brown, James Brown. 833 00:36:36,125 --> 00:36:40,208 And actually, there were some people 834 00:36:40,208 --> 00:36:44,833 who encouraged him not to come to the funeral. 835 00:36:44,833 --> 00:36:47,542 They said, "You know, you just had all of this stuff 836 00:36:47,542 --> 00:36:49,542 go on in the courts and everything. 837 00:36:49,542 --> 00:36:53,208 You -- you might want to stay away from that. 838 00:36:53,208 --> 00:36:55,667 Michael said no. 839 00:36:57,167 --> 00:36:59,250 -Leaving this earth on Christmas morning 840 00:36:59,250 --> 00:37:00,625 is the perfect bookend 841 00:37:00,625 --> 00:37:04,042 for a life that actually started as a stillborn. 842 00:37:04,042 --> 00:37:08,458 He came to this earth with -- with -- without a prayer 843 00:37:08,458 --> 00:37:14,333 and through the sheer will of the universe came to us. 844 00:37:14,333 --> 00:37:19,542 So, it's rather apropos that his birth was death 845 00:37:19,542 --> 00:37:21,542 and that his death was life. 846 00:37:26,375 --> 00:37:27,875 -Ladies and gentlemen, friends, 847 00:37:27,875 --> 00:37:30,792 I'd like to say thanks for coming out to see me here -- 848 00:37:30,792 --> 00:37:32,708 James Brown Show. 849 00:37:32,708 --> 00:37:34,500 Every man has to know what he's come from 850 00:37:34,500 --> 00:37:36,542 and where he's going, 851 00:37:36,542 --> 00:37:40,375 and know he has a chance to do what he want to do in life. 852 00:37:40,375 --> 00:37:42,542 -We all, as black people, 853 00:37:42,542 --> 00:37:44,708 face challenges every single day. 854 00:37:44,708 --> 00:37:46,750 And certainly in America, every single day 855 00:37:46,750 --> 00:37:49,625 we face challenges, and there are challenges 856 00:37:49,625 --> 00:37:53,417 that our white counterparts may not even acknowledge. 857 00:37:53,417 --> 00:37:55,417 Even though we could walk down the same sidewalk 858 00:37:55,417 --> 00:37:58,208 at the exact same time in the exact same city, 859 00:37:58,208 --> 00:38:00,792 and have vastly different experiences. 860 00:38:00,792 --> 00:38:04,583 So with Black Genius, it's no different. 861 00:38:04,583 --> 00:38:07,333 And it's a strong person that can -- 862 00:38:07,333 --> 00:38:09,375 that can understand that, 863 00:38:09,375 --> 00:38:12,792 process it, and continue to persevere. 864 00:38:12,792 --> 00:38:15,625 -I think his level of genius is a gift from God. 865 00:38:15,625 --> 00:38:17,375 You know, you always hear the story about James 866 00:38:17,375 --> 00:38:18,708 running into the woods or something happened special 867 00:38:18,708 --> 00:38:21,083 when he was a little down in Augusta, 868 00:38:21,083 --> 00:38:23,542 and either somebody got picked out to be anointed 869 00:38:23,542 --> 00:38:25,500 and be special, and some spirit came through him 870 00:38:25,500 --> 00:38:27,208 to get him out of that way, to get it -- 871 00:38:27,208 --> 00:38:28,750 because the education wasn't gonna get it. 872 00:38:28,750 --> 00:38:30,667 The opportunities wasn't gonna get it. 873 00:38:30,667 --> 00:38:34,792 So, to defy all that, something special had to come in. 874 00:38:34,792 --> 00:38:39,333 He's just been in every facet and every part of this life, 875 00:38:39,333 --> 00:38:41,042 you know, every part of music, 876 00:38:41,042 --> 00:38:42,917 every part of entertainment and just culture, period. 877 00:38:42,917 --> 00:38:45,708 So it's like my little -- my little -- my little shrine. 878 00:38:45,708 --> 00:38:48,250 I walk by this every day and get inspired. 879 00:38:48,250 --> 00:38:50,625 ♪ 880 00:38:50,625 --> 00:38:53,000 -James tapped into that thing in your spirit. 881 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:56,583 That's why you see people of all colors, all hues. 882 00:38:56,583 --> 00:38:58,208 James was an international -- 883 00:38:58,208 --> 00:39:01,292 is an international icon and superstar 884 00:39:01,292 --> 00:39:03,042 all over the planet. 885 00:39:03,042 --> 00:39:05,583 -He showed me, initially, what was possible, 886 00:39:05,583 --> 00:39:07,250 you know, not that I could do it, 887 00:39:07,250 --> 00:39:09,000 but I could dream of it. 888 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:12,958 -I was 18 years old when I joined Mr. Brown, 889 00:39:12,958 --> 00:39:18,792 and he had a way of calling my parents to say, 890 00:39:18,792 --> 00:39:21,292 she -- I'm doing fine, don't worry about me, 891 00:39:21,292 --> 00:39:23,125 I'm in good hands. 892 00:39:23,125 --> 00:39:25,708 And, you know, when I was coming home, 893 00:39:25,708 --> 00:39:28,792 not just my parents, but a lot of the band members 894 00:39:28,792 --> 00:39:31,333 and the other singers and dancers. 895 00:39:31,333 --> 00:39:33,625 -When we look at him, 896 00:39:33,625 --> 00:39:36,542 we would understand some of our sons 897 00:39:36,542 --> 00:39:39,458 and fathers and nephews and friends 898 00:39:39,458 --> 00:39:42,500 that we didn't understand their pain. 899 00:39:42,500 --> 00:39:45,542 And I think some black men will look at it and say, 900 00:39:45,542 --> 00:39:47,542 "That's what I've been trying to describe 901 00:39:47,542 --> 00:39:49,542 and couldn't find the words." 902 00:39:49,542 --> 00:39:52,042 A decade or more since his death, 903 00:39:52,042 --> 00:39:55,875 he's still healing people that were wounded like he was. 904 00:39:55,875 --> 00:39:59,708 -What we lost with James Brown is a certain generation 905 00:39:59,708 --> 00:40:03,750 that lived in a way we could never imagine, 906 00:40:03,750 --> 00:40:07,542 a generation that tried to teach us to have a little guts, 907 00:40:07,542 --> 00:40:10,583 some gumption, tough skin. 908 00:40:10,583 --> 00:40:13,583 A generation that was built on manners. 909 00:40:13,583 --> 00:40:16,917 Mister, miss, ma'am, holding the door. 910 00:40:16,917 --> 00:40:19,750 A certain way of living that we'll never be familiar with. 911 00:40:19,750 --> 00:40:23,125 That's one thing we lost with Mr. Brown. 912 00:40:23,125 --> 00:40:24,708 But what did we gain? 913 00:40:24,708 --> 00:40:26,417 A whole lot of great music, 914 00:40:26,417 --> 00:40:29,333 a whole lot of great inspiration, 915 00:40:29,333 --> 00:40:31,500 and a blueprint 916 00:40:31,500 --> 00:40:34,625 on how to make it with very little. 917 00:40:35,292 --> 00:40:39,375 -Daddy was a super spirit. 918 00:40:39,375 --> 00:40:43,292 He was not perfect, he had flaws, 919 00:40:43,292 --> 00:40:48,583 but my father was a spirit. 920 00:40:48,583 --> 00:40:51,667 Came into this world with nothing. 921 00:40:51,667 --> 00:40:56,167 He gave the world everything God gave him. 922 00:40:56,167 --> 00:40:57,750 -Ladies and gentlemen, 923 00:40:57,750 --> 00:41:01,042 here is Augusta, Georgia's young singing star 924 00:41:01,042 --> 00:41:05,167 and his great combination here, James Brown. 925 00:41:05,167 --> 00:41:06,583 Let's bring 'em on. 926 00:41:06,583 --> 00:41:09,417 -♪ Please, please, please 927 00:41:09,417 --> 00:41:12,292 ♪ Please, please -♪ Please, please, don't go 928 00:41:12,292 --> 00:41:14,000 -♪ Please, please 929 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:16,583 -♪ Please, please, don't go -♪ Yeah! 930 00:41:16,583 --> 00:41:19,208 ♪ Ahhhhhhh 931 00:41:19,208 --> 00:41:22,333 ♪ Heey, heeeeey -♪ Don't go 932 00:41:22,333 --> 00:41:24,167 -♪ I love you so 933 00:41:24,167 --> 00:41:26,125 ♪ Go, ahh! 934 00:41:27,292 --> 00:41:28,792 ♪ Don't leave me 935 00:41:28,792 --> 00:41:32,458 ♪ Ahhhhhhh -♪ Don't go 936 00:41:33,208 --> 00:41:36,958 ♪ Oh, don't go 937 00:41:36,958 --> 00:41:39,583 ♪ 938 00:41:39,583 --> 00:41:41,375 ♪ Don't go 939 00:41:41,375 --> 00:41:46,333 ♪ 940 00:41:46,333 --> 00:41:47,500 [ Cheers and applause ] 941 00:41:47,500 --> 00:41:48,667 -Uh, it's been a pleasure. 942 00:41:48,667 --> 00:41:50,250 -God bless you. -And don't miss, 943 00:41:50,250 --> 00:41:51,833 don't miss -- Let's hold this up. 944 00:41:51,833 --> 00:41:53,333 -Hoping to live 200 years -- I live 200 years 945 00:41:53,333 --> 00:41:55,000 minus one day, so I'll never know 946 00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:56,833 beautiful people like you will pass away. 947 00:41:56,833 --> 00:41:59,500 -Ohh. -God bless you, ciao, sayonara, 948 00:41:59,500 --> 00:42:01,583 What shall I say? Hasta luego. 949 00:42:01,583 --> 00:42:02,875 Oh. -Thanks for coming 950 00:42:02,875 --> 00:42:04,542 and joining us, folks. -Love you. 951 00:42:04,542 --> 00:42:07,042 [ Upbeat funk music plays ] 952 00:42:07,042 --> 00:42:10,000 ♪ 953 00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:15,208 ♪ 954 00:42:15,208 --> 00:42:20,417 ♪ 955 00:42:20,417 --> 00:42:25,958 ♪ 956 00:42:25,958 --> 00:42:31,208 ♪ 957 00:42:31,208 --> 00:42:34,167 ♪