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Smokey Robinson

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I left Motown because of the regime of people who were there.


— Smokey Robinson


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I played golf all over Detroit.


— Smokey Robinson


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I really haven't strayed too far, musically, from my roots.


— Smokey Robinson


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I've been speaking at churches for years, as well as juvenile jails, rehabs and hospitals, and I always talk about my faith. That is a declaration of my relationship with God.


— Smokey Robinson


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In fact, I wouldn't really call this a Gospel album, I call it more an inspirational album.


— Smokey Robinson


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Motown will always be a heavy-duty part of my life because those are my roots.


— Smokey Robinson


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My mother was a churchgoing lady, so I always heard about God at home.


— Smokey Robinson


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Once you're a Motown artist, that's your stigmatism, and I was there from the very first day.


— Smokey Robinson


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Once you're a Motown artist, you're always a Motown artist.


— Smokey Robinson


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One thing I can say about the Motown acts is that we were a family. That's not a myth.


— Smokey Robinson


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About Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson Quotes




Did you know about Smokey Robinson?

With his help the Miracles released their first single "Got a Job" an answer song to the Silhouettes' hit single "Get a Job" on End Records. His top rank as songwriter and producer dropped after the arrivals of Holland–Dozier–Holland and the team of Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong and other Motown artists such as Gaye and Stevie Wonder. Robinson later wrote the lyrics that became his first top ten pop single "Cruisin'".

William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Following the sale of Motown Records in 1988 Robinson left Motown in 1990.

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