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Smokey Robinson
February 19, 1940 -
Nationality: American
Category: Musician
Subcategory: American Musician

As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money.

   

In fact, I wouldn't really call this a Gospel album, I call it more an inspirational album.

   

You know what, I'm probably one of the most blessed people there's ever been, and I thank God for it.

   

I played golf all over Detroit.

   

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.

   

Once you're a Motown artist, that's your stigmatism, and I was there from the very first day.

   

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

   

There's so many wonderful gospel people out there, and I don't necessarily want to compete with those people.

   

Originally I was not writing songs for myself.

   

One thing I can say about the Motown acts is that we were a family. That's not a myth.

   

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

   

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

   

Songwriting is my gift from God.

   

My mother was a churchgoing lady, so I always heard about God at home.

   

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

   

When you write a song, a song has longevity.

   

You know what, life is full of temptations.

   

People still look at Michael Jackson as being a Motown artist.

   

I had been stockpiling Gospel songs for other artists, and had planned to submit them to Gospel artists.

   

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.

   

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