http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2006/12/30/sharpton_remember_browns_impact/
Sharpton also had harsh words for people who have put themselves in the spotlight since Brown died of heart failure Christmas morning at 73. While he didn't name specific people, as he made those comments Sharpton glanced in the direction of Brown's companion, Tomi Rae Hynie, who was sitting in the front row with her and Brown's 5-year-old son.
"If you really are all that you say you are, you don't place yourself in the story, the story puts you in your place," said Sharpton, a confidante who had accompanied Brown's body to New York City and back. "We don't want to hear your story or your mess, we're here because of James Brown. The reason I am here is because I walked with James Brown."