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 More Quotes by Smokey Robinson More Quotes From Smokey Robinson My philosophy on writing a song for myself is that I always, always, always want to write a song. I always want to write a song. I realize that as a record producer or a singer or whatever I might not, if I recorded on myself or someone else, the first time out I might not give it the right treatment, so that the world or many people will accept it and it'll be a public hit, or anything like that. Smokey Robinson writing song philosophy If some of those people who wanted to ban Beethoven's music could hear the music that's being played today, wow, what would they do, man? Smokey Robinson wow men people Motown will always be a heavy-duty part of my life because those are my roots Smokey Robinson heavy duty roots My mother was a churchgoing lady, so I always heard about God at home Smokey Robinson heard mother home Now if I appear to be carefree it's only to camouflage my sadness. In order to keep my pride I try to cover the hurt with a show of gladness. Smokey Robinson sadness pride hurt I will build you a castle with a tower so high it reaches the moon. Smokey Robinson castles towers moon When someone picks up one of my songs and records it, I'm a flattered man, it's a blessing to me Smokey Robinson blessing song men Just like Pagliacci did, I try to keep my surface hid. Smiling in the crowd I try, but in a lonely room I cry. Smokey Robinson crowds lonely trying 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 would-be dream kids Everybody has their own soul. Smokey Robinson soul There's so many wonderful gospel people out there, and I don't necessarily want to compete with those people. Smokey Robinson competition want people Drugs are in every walk of life - doctors, lawyers, preachers, the guy who works for IBM, teenagers on the street, teenagers in school. Smokey Robinson doctors teenager school Once you're a Motown artist, that's your stigmatism, and I was there from the very first day Smokey Robinson motown artist firsts I don't like you, but I love you. Smokey Robinson i-dont-like-you like-you love-you When you write a song, a song has longevity Smokey Robinson longevity writing song 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 faith talking years There is nothing that means more to a woman than a love she can count on. Smokey Robinson advice mean We're very physical creatures, and we worry about how we look sometimes more than our spiritual selves Smokey Robinson self spiritual worry Beethoven was just music, and it didn't matter if he could hear it or not - he could feel it. He could hear it in his mind. He could write it down hearing it in his mind. He was just music. Yeah, he's one of my favorite writers of all times. Smokey Robinson matter mind writing I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. Originally I was not writing songs for myself. Songwriting is my gift from God. Smokey Robinson writing song trying
