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 RobinsonSo 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.
Smokey RobinsonIf I just gave you a piece of paper with the lyrics written down on it, it would mean something to you. It would tell you a story.
Smokey RobinsonThere's so many wonderful gospel people out there, and I don't necessarily want to compete with those people.
Smokey Robinson