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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)
And I can say this, most of the people who have recorded my songs are songwriters themselves. View quote
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There are very few courses around Detroit I haven't played. View quote
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I really haven't strayed too far, musically, from my roots. View quote
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Once you're a Motown artist, you're always a Motown artist. View quote
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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. View quote
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There's so many wonderful gospel people out there, and I don't necessarily want to compete with those people. View quote
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People still look at Michael Jackson as being a Motown artist. View quote
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Ah, they tell me that the river's too deep And it's much too wide for you can't get across to the other side. But they don't know I've got to get there and hold her in my arms Just a one more time like I did before when she was mine all mine. Cause I can hear her saying (come to me baby) I'm going away. I'm going to stay. I'm gonna get to you, no matter what I have to do. View quote
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Just because you've become a young man now, There's still some things that you don't understand now. 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' (Shop, shop around) a-whoa-yeah You better (uh-huh) shop around. View quote
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I don't care what they think of me, And I don't care what they say. I don't care what they think if you're leavin'. I'm gonna beg you to stay. I don't care if they start to avoid me. I don't care what they do. I don't care about anything else But bein' with you, Bein' with you. (Smokey Robinson)
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. View quote
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My mother was a churchgoing lady, so I always heard about God at home. View quote
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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. View quote
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Motown will always be a heavy-duty part of my life because those are my roots. View quote
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Originally I was not writing songs for myself. View quote
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Once you're a Motown artist, that's your stigmatism, and I was there from the very first day. View quote
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You know what, life is full of temptations. View quote
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Songwriting is my gift from God. View quote
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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. View quote
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I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. (Smokey Robinson)
I played golf all over Detroit. View quote
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I had been stockpiling Gospel songs for other artists, and had planned to submit them to Gospel artists. View quote
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I left Motown because of the regime of people who were there. View quote
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...If you had a good song, and you were a producer or writer at Motown, you had access to all the artists. It didn't matter who had the last hit record. If they liked you at all, you had the opportunity. I wanted to write something sweet for David Ruffin to sing, which became "My Girl.” And he sang the shit out of it, so it was contagious. I don't regret that whatsoever. View quote
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