James Brown's Reflections on his Early Years from James Brown: Early Life
- 11 years ago
James Brown. A clip from the documentary, "The Night James Brown Saved Boston", features interviews with James Brown and friends discussing his childhood, the time he spent in jail and his determination to straighten himself out.
Video transcript:
Cornel West: When he was small he broke both legs playing football whose name is crips or cripple in the head. Cast on one leg is still grit will, determination. I just better going to play football with the cast and is still [inaudible 0:00:23] that is James Brown.
Narrator: James Brown was raised by two aunts and a brother in the coast of Georgia. He dropped out at school in the seventh age 16, went to jail for stealing a car.
James Brown: I am 8 to 16 years. 8 to 16 years that is the long time. So that was three and I am going to my fourth year and I decided that I better straighten myself up. Got your highest sneakers on. It's slippin' new. Got your highest sneakers on. And you're slippin' new. You're more than alright. You know you're out of sight.
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Video transcript:
Cornel West: When he was small he broke both legs playing football whose name is crips or cripple in the head. Cast on one leg is still grit will, determination. I just better going to play football with the cast and is still [inaudible 0:00:23] that is James Brown.
Narrator: James Brown was raised by two aunts and a brother in the coast of Georgia. He dropped out at school in the seventh age 16, went to jail for stealing a car.
James Brown: I am 8 to 16 years. 8 to 16 years that is the long time. So that was three and I am going to my fourth year and I decided that I better straighten myself up. Got your highest sneakers on. It's slippin' new. Got your highest sneakers on. And you're slippin' new. You're more than alright. You know you're out of sight.
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