The Beatles, I
gave them their first tour before they made a record. I carried them to
Hamburg, Germany to the Star Club, I was the star of the show, and by the way
they used to order a lot of steaks
and I had to pay for them because they didn't have the money. I gave Mick Jagger his first tour with the
Rolling Stones. I also put another man into show business, I saw him the other
day on the Mike Douglas show, and was very disheartened, because he never
mentioned my name; you know, I put James Brown in show business and he never
mentioned my name. I put Joe Tex in the business, I put Jimi Hendrix in the
business - he played in my band for two years before he made a record, I put
Don Covay in the business, Otis Redding was in the business because of me,
Billy Preston met the Beatles through me - it was in Time magazine last week. You know all these people, I put them in
it, and they never mention what you've done, not that you want the credit, but
when I hear James Brown lyin', giving credit to other people. I put him in the
business, I'm the one who put him in, and he never mentioned my name.
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