Music industry mogul and founder of Motown Records, referenced as the father and grandfather of LMFAO members who used family connections to launch their careers.
"I mean you have this guy, in a boring day trader job, no talent, no real skills. But he says to himself, you know what? My dad is Barry Gordy, I'm gonna use whatever connections I have to make a band, despite having zero musical talent. So he goes and gets his nephew, who is Barry Gordy's grandson, "