Smokey Robinson Quotes About Songs

Quotes about: Songs

• Even if I don't release it myself, somebody else might hear it and want to record it. When you write a song, it gives it that potential.

  Smokey Robinson

  Song, Writing, Giving

• 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.

  Smokey Robinson

  Song, Writing, Trying

• I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. Originally I was not writing songs for myself. ....And I can say this, most of the people who have recorded my songs are songwriters themselves. ... Even if I don't release it myself, somebody else might hear it and want to record it. When you write a song, it gives it that potential. When you write a song, a song has longevity. ... 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. Songwriting is my gift from God.

  Smokey Robinson

  Song, Writing, People

• 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.

  Smokey Robinson

  Song, Party, Blue

  "The Tracks of My Tears" (song) (1967). Cowritten with Warren Moore and Marvin Tarplin.

• And I can say this, most of the people who have recorded my songs are songwriters themselves.

  Smokey Robinson

  Song, People, Songwriters

• The music business has made a 360. It's a whole 'nother game. It's not nearly what it was. And I fear for it, because, you know, with the advent of the computer and online and downloading and all these things, they have destroyed - that stuff has destroyed the record business, not the music business, but the record business. The music business is well, and it's alive and thriving. Now, I hope something happens to turn it back around to the point whereas it's - you're earning a living from writing your songs, from your work, you know, because it's not like that anymore.

  Smokey Robinson

  Song, Writing, Computer

  Source: www.pbs.org

• When someone picks up one of my songs and records it, I'm a flattered man, it's a blessing to me

  Smokey Robinson

  Song, Blessing, Men

• 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

  Song, Night, Promise

  Source: www.pbs.org

• When you write a song, a song has longevity

  Smokey Robinson

  Song, Writing, Longevity

• I'm blessed, because I enjoy every part of my life. I enjoy writing songs. I've been trying to write songs since I was five years old.

  Smokey Robinson

  Song, Blessed, Writing

  Source: www.pbs.org

• My philosophy on writing a song for myself is that I always, always, always want to write a song. I always want to write a song. I realize that as a record producer or a singer or whatever I might not, if I recorded on myself or someone else, the first time out I might not give it the right treatment, so that the world or many people will accept it and it'll be a public hit, or anything like that.

  Smokey Robinson

  Song, Philosophy, Writing

  Source: www.pbs.org

• 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.

  Smokey Robinson

  Dream, Song, Writing

  Source: www.pbs.org

• Originally I was not writing songs for myself

  Smokey Robinson

  Song, Writing, Writing Songs

• Without you hearing a melody or music or anything like that, it would say something to you. So, that's what a song is to me. Now, you have a lot of songs that come out, and the beat carries them over there, because of the beat, and because of some other factors and so on and so forth. But I want mine to be a song, if you read it, it's going to mean something to you.

  Smokey Robinson

  Song, Mean, Melody

  Source: www.pbs.org

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