A biography for Smokey Robinsonhasn’t been written yet.
“We're all going to be victims of temptation at several points in our lives.”
“We're very physical creatures, and we worry about how we look sometimes more than our spiritual selves.”
“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.”
“As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money.”
“When someone picks up one of my songs and records it, I'm a flattered man, it's a blessing to me.”
“I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record.”
“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.”
“In fact, I wouldn't really call this a Gospel album, I call it more an inspirational album.”
“Motown will always be a heavy-duty part of my life because those are my roots.”
“I played golf all over Detroit.”
“I had been stockpiling Gospel songs for other artists, and had planned to submit them to Gospel artists.”
“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.”
“There's so many wonderful gospel people out there, and I don't necessarily want to compete with those people.”
“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.”
“You know what, I'm probably one of the most blessed people there's ever been, and I thank God for it.”
“There are very few courses around Detroit I haven't played.”
“And I can say this, most of the people who have recorded my songs are songwriters themselves.”
“Songwriting is my gift from God.”
“I really haven't strayed too far, musically, from my roots.”
“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.”