Smokey Robinson

Originally I was not writing songs for myself. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#myself #originally #songs #writing

People still look at Michael Jackson as being a Motown artist. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#being #jackson #look #michael #michael jackson

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. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

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Songwriting is my gift from God. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#god #songwriting

That's because we did not set out to make black music. We set out to make quality music that everyone could enjoy and listen to. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

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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. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#conscious #creatures #develop #here #need

There are very few courses around Detroit I haven't played. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

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There's so many wonderful gospel people out there, and I don't necessarily want to compete with those people. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

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We're all going to be victims of temptation at several points in our lives. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

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We're very physical creatures, and we worry about how we look sometimes more than our spiritual selves. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

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