Sylvia Robinson Quotes & Sayings

“I never liked to copy things that are out there. I always like to come up with something new, something different.”

“I saw this DJ playing music and saying things to the kids. They would answer him back, and I say, 'That's a great idea.'”

“As I was sitting there, the deejay was playing music and talking over the music, and the kids were going crazy. All of a sudden, something said to me, 'Put something like that on a record, and it will be the biggest thing.' I didn't even know you called it rap.”