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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
Smokey Robinson
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Smokey Robinson
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: February 19
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William 'Smokey' Robinson
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William Robinson
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As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money.
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Now if I appear to be carefree it's only to camouflage my sadness. In order to keep my pride I try to cover the hurt with a show of gladness.
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Pretty girls come a dime a dozen, try to find one who's gonna give you true loving.
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Baby, let's cruise, let's flow, let's glide.
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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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Beethoven was just music, and it didn't matter if he could hear it or not - he could feel it. He could hear it in his mind. He could write it down hearing it in his mind. He was just music. Yeah, he's one of my favorite writers of all times.
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We're all going to be victims of temptation at several points in our lives.
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People say I'm the life of the party Because I tell a joke or two Although I might be laughing loud and hearty Deep inside I'm blue So take a good look at my face You'll see my smile looks out of place If you look closer, it's easy to trace The tracks of my tears.
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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.
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That's what love is made of, snakes, snails, and puppy dog tails, sugar, spice, and everything nice.
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You are most certainly the inspiration for all of today's rock 'n' roll guitarists. Your music is timeless.
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Drugs are in every walk of life - doctors, lawyers, preachers, the guy who works for IBM, teenagers on the street, teenagers in school.
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Put your trust in me, let this love be. This is for real, let time stand still.
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If I just gave you a piece of paper with the lyrics written down on it, it would mean something to you. It would tell you a story.
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Before you ask some girl for her hand now, keep your freedom for as long as you can now. My Mama told me, you better shop around.
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You know what, life is full of temptations
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The one thing about God that's so beautiful is He is omnipotent, and He is the Almighty. But He's not a dictator.
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I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
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When you write a song, a song has longevity
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I still perform because it's a necessity for my innards. And those songs, some of those songs, I have sung, I don't know how many thousands of times. And I promise you, every single solitary night, they're new to me. They are brand-new to me that night.
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