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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.
Smokey Robinson
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Smokey Robinson
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: February 19
Musician
Record Producer
Recording Artist
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Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Television Actor
Detroit
Michigan
William 'Smokey' Robinson
Jr.
Wm. Robinson
William Robinson
Jr.
Bill Smokey Robinson
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More quotes by Smokey Robinson
You are most certainly the inspiration for all of today's rock 'n' roll guitarists. Your music is timeless.
Smokey Robinson
As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money.
Smokey Robinson
Baby, let's cruise, let's flow, let's glide.
Smokey Robinson
Songwriting is my gift from God
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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.
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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
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Mistakes, I know I've made a few. But I'm only human, you've made mistakes, too.
Smokey Robinson
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.
Smokey Robinson
Pretty girls come a dime a dozen, try to find one who's gonna give you true loving.
Smokey Robinson
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.
Smokey Robinson
They don't tell you this in school, Everybody plays the fool.
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I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
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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.
Smokey Robinson
When you write a song, a song has longevity
Smokey Robinson
I will bring you a flower from the floor of the sea to wear in your hair.
Smokey Robinson
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?
Smokey Robinson
Put your trust in me, let this love be. This is for real, let time stand still.
Smokey Robinson
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.
Smokey Robinson
With a heart that is truthful, keeping you youthful.
Smokey Robinson
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.
Smokey Robinson
