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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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