Smokey Robinson Quotes

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Smokey Robinson

Profession : Musician

Birth : February 19, 1940

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

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

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You know what, life is full of temptations.

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

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I left Motown because of the regime of people who were there.

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Songwriting is my gift from God.

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

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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.

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I played golf all over Detroit.

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

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When someone picks up one of my songs and records it, I'm a flattered man, it's a blessing to me.

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

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