Something that I find very important about this article is Berry Gordy’s first discussion about jazz. Jazz, I believe, is such an important part of music, not only because it is amazing, but because it’s the backbone of a lot of Soul and Motown music. Gordy says in the beginning that, “If you weren’t hip to “The Bird,” man, or Miles Davis could soothe you to death. I can still hear it today. I really did love jazz.”

I didn’t realize there were so many facets to Motown. Of course, each music genre is basically made up of the next, and the subgenres are all even more mixed than their predecessors, but in Harvey Kubernik’s interview, he was spitting out some seriously defined names in music. Stevie Wonder I already knew was widely considered Motown, but Michael Jackson or even Diana Ross? I suppose the gist of it all makes sense in the grand scheme of things, for each is made up of the other in some kind of small way. I find that very interesting.