Smokey Robinson

You know what, I'm probably one of the most blessed people there's ever been, and I thank God for it. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#blessed #ever #god #i #know

And I can say this, most of the people who have recorded my songs are songwriters themselves. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#i can #most #people #recorded #say

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. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#did #dream #dreams #ever #i

As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#cars #diamonds #furs #human #human beings

Drugs are in every walk of life - doctors, lawyers, preachers, the guy who works for IBM, teenagers on the street, teenagers in school. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#every #guy #ibm #lawyers #life

Had I not come out with an inspirational CD, you perhaps would have never known that I feel like I feel, that all songs, all the music I've ever done is a gift from God. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#come #done #ever #feel #gift

I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

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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. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

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I had been stockpiling Gospel songs for other artists, and had planned to submit them to Gospel artists. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

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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. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#even #gives #hear #i #might