#motown

I grew up not far from where Motown was founded, maybe 300 miles from Detroit and I've always liked - I used to like the way they made records. I still do, I just haven't had a chance to hear as much. They used to entertain me. ↗

— Rick Danko

#chance #detroit #entertain #far #founded

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

— Smokey Robinson

#i #left #motown #people #regime

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

#because #being #considered #event #ever

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

— Smokey Robinson

#because #life #motown #my life #part

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

— Smokey Robinson

#day #first #i #motown #once

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

— Smokey Robinson

#artist #motown #once #you

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

— Smokey Robinson

#acts #family #i #i can #motown

People still look at Michael Jackson as being a Motown artist. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#being #jackson #look #michael #michael jackson

I honed in on a great time, the Motown era, the '60s and '70s. That type of music has always been a staple in my life. ↗

— Raphael Saadiq

#been #era #great #great time #honed

Motown's policy was to build one act at a time or their favorites. ↗

— Brenda Holloway

#build #favorites #motown #one act #policy