Quotes About Nostalgia

Mexico is where I fell in love for the first time; it's where my family lives... so however much I travel, I inevitably return there.

My dad had a great record collection, which included some music from Mexico, and so I always loved it.

I'm from Miami, you know, when you're a child, you always want to play in front of your hometown.

So that when I came to New York again, it was, I'm not too sure right now, but it was '74 or '75. I went to Miami in '74 and then I came to New York, I think, at the end of '74.

Whenever I tell people I'm from Miami, they always ask me about the beach. But I can count on one hand the times I went there as a kid.

Miami will always be special to me.

The experiences that I've had growing up with music, you know, I couldn't trade them for any money in the world. Dancing in the living room to enjoy myself. 'Enjoy Yourself,' Michael Jackson.

However wack anyone thought 'Whatzupwitu' was, there's not a lot of people that have footage of themselves dancing around in the clouds with Michael Jackson. I do have that forever.

When I go back home, I feel like Michael Jackson in Memphis. They love me.

I was just totally taken by Michael Jackson when I was a little kid, like everyone else.

I can't remember what Michael Praed looks like. I'm too young!

My favorites growing up were always Billy Joel, Michael Jackson... and Placido Domingo.

Michael Jackson, the 49ers and the Lakers - that's what I know about the '80s.

I once died my hair blonde, and it looked like an orangey-red carrot top. It was the '80s, and I was trying to look like George Michael. At the time, the ladies loved it, and I loved it too!

I couldn't believe I was working with Michael Jackson. I thought, growing up as a kid, I thought Michael was a cartoon.

Do you remember where you were when Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett died?

I remember, in school, writing Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson and asking them to come get me out of class. I would imagine them running down the hall and asking my teacher, 'Ms. Daniels, can we get Missy out of class? We're here to see Missy.'

I would just take dolls around the house - there's old VHS footage from my dad, who was an early adapter and had this RCA camera - and it's me taking a Michael Jackson Barbie doll and putting on a show with that.

I was a Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan fan growing up.

I grew up in Chicago, and I understand what Michael Jordan symbolizes.

When I was young, I didn't watch basketball, but I watched 'Space Jam' with Michael Jordan so he was my favorite player.

I was probably 7 or 8 when I went to see the Bulls play and was able to see Michael Jordan.

It's been a long time since I lived in Michigan, but I did grow up there for 18 to 20 years of my life. It does feel my home state.

Growing up in the 1950s, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, boys were supposed to be athletic.