Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson
William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr.is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson was the founder and front man of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he also served as the group's chief songwriter and producer. Robinson led the group from its 1955 origins as the Five Chimes until 1972 when he announced a retirement from the group to focus on his role as Motown's vice president...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth19 February 1940
CityDetroit, MI
CountryUnited States of America
There are very few courses around Detroit I haven't played
So I wanted to sing inspirational music, and that's exactly how I approached it - only the words have been changed to declare my relationship with God.
That's what love is made of, snakes, snails, and puppy dog tails, sugar, spice, and everything nice.
If I hear one of my songs by anybody, it's a dream come true every time for me as a songwriter, because I want to write a song, I want to write a song that the world can sing and will always sing.
I will build you a castle with a tower so high it reaches the moon.
Drugs are in every walk of life - doctors, lawyers, preachers, the guy who works for IBM, teenagers on the street, teenagers in school.
I don't like you, but I love you.
Just like Pagliacci did, I try to keep my surface hid. Smiling in the crowd I try, but in a lonely room I cry.
I really haven't strayed too far, musically, from my roots
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.
We're all going to be victims of temptation at several points in our lives.
They don't tell you this in school, Everybody plays the fool.
We're very physical creatures, and we worry about how we look sometimes more than our spiritual selves
There's some sad things known to man, but ain't too much sadder than, the tears of a clown when noones around.