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Smokey Robinson
American
Musician
Born:
Feb 19
,
1940
Always
God
Life
Motown
People
You
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You know what, I'm probably one of the most blessed people there's ever been, and I thank God for it.
Smokey Robinson
God
You
People
Thank God
Blessed
Know
Most
Been
Thank
Ever
As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money.
Smokey Robinson
Money
Car
Stuff
Materialistic
Diamonds
Very
Human
Human Beings
Beings
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
Inspirational
Music
God
Relationship
Words
Changed
Exactly
Only
Sing
How
Been
Wanted
Declare
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
Spiritual
You
Soul
Try
Ourselves
Out
Spirit
Only
Develop
Part
Taking
Because
The Only Thing
Your
Creatures
Conscious
Thing
Here
Need
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
Music
Quality
Black
Enjoy
Everyone
Out
Black Music
Could
Make
Because
Did
Listen
Set
One thing I can say about the Motown acts is that we were a family. That's not a myth.
Smokey Robinson
Family
Myth
Say
One Thing
About
Were
Motown
Acts
Thing
Once you're a Motown artist, you're always a Motown artist.
Smokey Robinson
You
Once
Always
Motown
Artist
People still look at Michael Jackson as being a Motown artist.
Smokey Robinson
People
Look
Still
Motown
Michael
Michael Jackson
Jackson
Artist
Being
Once you're a Motown artist, that's your stigmatism, and I was there from the very first day.
Smokey Robinson
Day
You
First
Once
Motown
Very
Artist
Your
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
Life
Dreams
My Life
Wildest
Wildest Dreams
Kid
Dare
Dream
Would
Would-Be
Did
Wanted
Ever
Originally I was not writing songs for myself.
Smokey Robinson
Myself
Writing
Songs
Originally
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.
Smokey Robinson
God
Faith
Relationship
Churches
About
Hospitals
Talk
Well
Always
Been
Years
Jails
Declaration
Juvenile
Speaking
There's so many wonderful gospel people out there, and I don't necessarily want to compete with those people.
Smokey Robinson
People
Wonderful
Those
Out
Gospel
Want
Many
Compete
Necessarily
We're very physical creatures, and we worry about how we look sometimes more than our spiritual selves.
Smokey Robinson
Spiritual
Sometimes
Our
Worry
Physical
About
More
Look
How
Very
Selves
Than
Creatures
My mother was a churchgoing lady, so I always heard about God at home.
Smokey Robinson
God
Home
Mother
About
Always
Heard
Lady
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
Myself
You
Song
Somebody
Else
Release
Record
Potential
Gives
Write
Hear
Want
Might
Even
I played golf all over Detroit.
Smokey Robinson
Detroit
Over
Golf
Played
And I can say this, most of the people who have recorded my songs are songwriters themselves.
Smokey Robinson
People
Say
Recorded
Songs
Songwriters
Most
Themselves
Who
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