That's what love is made of, snakes, snails, and puppy dog tails, sugar, spice, and everything nice.

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

As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money.

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day

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

I will bring you a flower from the floor of the sea to wear in your hair.

My uncle Claude was my favorite uncle he was also my godfather. He and I were really, really close. He used to take me to see cowboy movies all the time when I was a little boy because I loved cowboy movies. He got a cowboy name for me, which was Smokey Joe. So from the time I was three years old if people asked me what my name was I didn't tell them my name was William, I told them my name was Smokey Joe.