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Songwriting is my gift from God

Smokey Robinson

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Smokey Robinson
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: February 19
Musician
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Television Actor
Detroit
Michigan
William 'Smokey' Robinson
Jr.
Wm. Robinson
William Robinson
Jr.
Bill Smokey Robinson
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Originally I was not writing songs for myself
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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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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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They don't tell you this in school, Everybody plays the fool.
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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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I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
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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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You are most certainly the inspiration for all of today's rock 'n' roll guitarists. Your music is timeless.
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We're all going to be victims of temptation at several points in our lives.
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I don't like you, but I love you.
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With a heart that is truthful, keeping you youthful.
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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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When you write a song, a song has longevity
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Baby, let's cruise, let's flow, let's glide.
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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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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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You know what, life is full of temptations
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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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Though you treat me badly, I love you madly.
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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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