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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
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Smokey Robinson
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: February 19
Musician
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Detroit
Michigan
William 'Smokey' Robinson
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William Robinson
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Bill Smokey Robinson
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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?
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I will bring you a flower from the floor of the sea to wear in your hair.
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Baby, let's cruise, let's flow, let's glide.
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With a heart that is truthful, keeping you youthful.
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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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Though you treat me badly, I love you madly.
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You know what, life is full of temptations
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