In fact, I wouldn't really call this a Gospel album, I call it more an inspirational album. Smokey Robinson More Quotes by Smokey Robinson More Quotes From Smokey Robinson The Beatles were huge. And the first thing they said when you interviewed them, 'Oh yeah, we grew up on Motown.'..They were the first white act to admit they grew up listening to black music. Smokey Robinson black white listening 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 taxi relationship Though you treat me badly, I love you madly. Smokey Robinson low-self-esteem treats love-you 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 motown events musical You know what, life is full of temptations Smokey Robinson temptation life-is knows 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 thank-you people I remember my first check that I got for a thousand dollars, and where I grew up, I never thought I'd have a thousand dollars at one time. Smokey Robinson remember They don't tell you this in school, Everybody plays the fool. Smokey Robinson teaching success school Without you hearing a melody or music or anything like that, it would say something to you. So, that's what a song is to me. Now, you have a lot of songs that come out, and the beat carries them over there, because of the beat, and because of some other factors and so on and so forth. But I want mine to be a song, if you read it, it's going to mean something to you. Smokey Robinson melody song mean My uncle Claude was my favorite uncle he was also my godfather. He and I were really, really close. He used to take me to see cowboy movies all the time when I was a little boy because I loved cowboy movies. He got a cowboy name for me, which was Smokey Joe. So from the time I was three years old if people asked me what my name was I didn't tell them my name was William, I told them my name was Smokey Joe. Smokey Robinson cowboy uncles boys There are very few courses around Detroit I haven't played Smokey Robinson detroit courses havens That's what love is made of, snakes, snails, and puppy dog tails, sugar, spice, and everything nice. Smokey Robinson nice dog love-is If I hear one of my songs by anybody, it's a dream come true every time for me as a songwriter, because I want to write a song, I want to write a song that the world can sing and will always sing. Smokey Robinson dream writing song Hickory dickory dock, I just want to be your clock. Just set me for a lifetime, and I'll wake you up every morning. Smokey Robinson wakes-you games morning The music business has made a 360. It's a whole 'nother game. It's not nearly what it was. And I fear for it, because, you know, with the advent of the computer and online and downloading and all these things, they have destroyed - that stuff has destroyed the record business, not the music business, but the record business. The music business is well, and it's alive and thriving. Now, I hope something happens to turn it back around to the point whereas it's - you're earning a living from writing your songs, from your work, you know, because it's not like that anymore. Smokey Robinson computer writing song I still perform because it's a necessity for my innards. And those songs, some of those songs, I have sung, I don't know how many thousands of times. And I promise you, every single solitary night, they're new to me. They are brand-new to me that night. Smokey Robinson song night promise It kills me to see people think that, show business is sex, drugs and rock and roll. And I have what you call a meet and greet. I do it before the show. But when I was doing it after the show especially, there would be people who would come back and said, OK, Smoke, where's the party? Smokey Robinson party people thinking If I just gave you a piece of paper with the lyrics written down on it, it would mean something to you. It would tell you a story. Smokey Robinson mean Baby, let's cruise, let's flow, let's glide. Smokey Robinson flow expression baby You are most certainly the inspiration for all of today's rock 'n' roll guitarists. Your music is timeless. Smokey Robinson rocks inspiration today
