Quotes About Don Cornelius

Don Cornelius did not want to see how I really danced - I was doing hip-hop, and it was foreign to people out in California. They only knew about popping and locking, so they were not keen on hip-hop dancing.

Don Cornelius was a genius. He created a show where he was breaking artists' songs. If you were on his show, he made the consumer want to go out and purchase your music. He will be greatly missed. If they ever try to recreate what he did, it has to been done right, authentic and real with soul! That's what Don displayed.

I figured as long as the music stayed hot and important and good, that there would always be a reason for 'Soul Train.'

I felt that it was my mission to see to it that black talent had an opportunity to get national television exposure.