Smokey Robinson Quotes
I don't ever balk at being considered a Motown person, because Motown is the greatest musical event that ever happened in the history of music
As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money.
The only thing you're taking out of here is your spirit and your soul, so we need to be conscious to try and develop that part of ourselves, because we're all spiritual creatures.
One thing I can say about the Motown acts is that we were a family. That's not a myth
Now if I appear to be carefree it's only to camouflage my sadness. In order to keep my pride I try to cover the hurt with a show of gladness.
Drugs are in every walk of life - doctors, lawyers, preachers, the guy who works for IBM, teenagers on the street, teenagers in school.
The Beatles were huge. And the first thing they said when you interviewed them, 'Oh yeah, we grew up on Motown.'..They were the first white act to admit they grew up listening to black music.
Even if I don't release it myself, somebody else might hear it and want to record it. When you write a song, it gives it that potential.
I'm blessed, because I enjoy every part of my life. I enjoy writing songs. I've been trying to write songs since I was five years old.
Before you ask some girl for her hand now, keep your freedom for as long as you can now. My Mama told me, you better shop around.
That's what love is made of, snakes, snails, and puppy dog tails, sugar, spice, and everything nice.
The one thing about God that's so beautiful is He is omnipotent, and He is the Almighty. But He's not a dictator.
So I wanted to sing inspirational music, and that's exactly how I approached it - only the words have been changed to declare my relationship with God.
You know what, I'm probably one of the most blessed people there's ever been, and I thank God for it.
I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. Originally I was not writing songs for myself. Songwriting is my gift from God.
We're very physical creatures, and we worry about how we look sometimes more than our spiritual selves
When someone picks up one of my songs and records it, I'm a flattered man, it's a blessing to me
I love hearing my music, I love hearing it by other people. I hope it will always be played.
I remember my first check that I got for a thousand dollars, and where I grew up, I never thought I'd have a thousand dollars at one time.
Once you're a Motown artist, that's your stigmatism, and I was there from the very first day
Hickory dickory dock, I just want to be your clock. Just set me for a lifetime, and I'll wake you up every morning.
I've been speaking at churches for years, as well as juvenile jails, rehabs and hospitals, and I always talk about my faith. That is a declaration of my relationship with God
As a kid, this is what I wanted my life to be. Not in my wildest dreams did I ever dare to dream that it would be this.
If I hear one of my songs by anybody, it's a dream come true every time for me as a songwriter, because I want to write a song, I want to write a song that the world can sing and will always sing.
You are most certainly the inspiration for all of today's rock 'n' roll guitarists. Your music is timeless.
If some of those people who wanted to ban Beethoven's music could hear the music that's being played today, wow, what would they do, man?
And I can say this, most of the people who have recorded my songs are songwriters themselves.
I've never been to rehab, I've never been to psychotherapy or the doctor or anything like that. I went to a church and I was prayed for, and I've always had a great relationship with God.
