Kurtis Blow Quotes

#1. I was called Kool Dj Kurt Walker ... but they wanted tocall me Kurtis Blow.

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#2. Pete Dj Jones was the first person that I saw with 2 turntables. This was 1972.

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#3. The music business is really a spiritual business whether we know it or not.

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#4. That's the job of the entertainer, to entertain, not to motivate or inspire people to get violent!

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#5. Yeah when I was 7 or 8 my moms would have little parties, and I would play the music.

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#6. The dude in red's back at the pole,
Up North where everything is cold.
But if he were right here tonight,
He'd say 'Merry Christmas! And to all, a good night!'

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#7. My first jam was at Hotel Diplomat opening for Hollywood.

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#8. I used to date Latoya for awhile, I was a close freind of the family.

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#9. The Bronx is famous for two things. Hip-hop, and 26 world championships.

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#10. Hip Hop is thee dominant youth culture in the world right now.

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#11. I was signed when I was 19 years old, in 1980. I went to Germany and France. Seeing the world at that time was just an awesome experience for a teenager.

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#12. I started DJing, breakdancing and MCing in the '70s and I got my record deal in 1979 with 'Christmas Rap.'

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#13. When I was 13 I had a fake Id that said that I was 19. I was getting in all the clubs.

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#14. Just like I'm the king on the microphone, so is Dr. J and Moses Malone
I like slam dunks, take me to the hoop my favorite play is the alley-oop
I like the pick-and-roll, I like the give-and-go
Cause it's basketball, uh, Mister Kurtis Blow.

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