 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. |
| When someone picks up one of my songs and records it, I'm a flattered man, it's a blessing to me. |
| There are very few courses around Detroit I haven't played. |
| Had I not come out with an inspirational CD, you perhaps would have never known that I feel like I feel, that all songs, all the music I've ever done is a gift from God. |
| 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. |
| Once you're a Motown artist, you're always a Motown artist. |
| 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. |
| We're very physical creatures, and we worry about how we look sometimes more than our spiritual selves. |
| I really haven't strayed too far, musically, from my roots. |
| Motown will always be a heavy-duty part of my life because those are my roots. |
| 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. |
| I left Motown because of the regime of people who were there. |
| 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. |
