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Now if I appear to be carefre...

Now if I appear to be carefree it's only to camouflage my sadness. In order to keep my pride I try to cover the hurt with a show of gladness.

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Mistakes, I know I've made a ...

Mistakes, I know I've made a few. But I'm only human, you've made mistakes, too.

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I've never been to rehab, I'v...

I've never been to rehab, I've never been to psychotherapy or the doctor or anything like that. I went to a church and I was prayed for, and I've always had a great relationship with God.

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Without you hearing a melody ...

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.

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Just like Pagliacci did, I tr...

Just like Pagliacci did, I try to keep my surface hid. Smiling in the crowd I try, but in a lonely room I cry.

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I don't ever balk at being co...

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

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If I hear one of my songs by ...

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.

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If I just gave you a piece of...

If 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.

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There is nothing that means m...

There is nothing that means more to a woman than a love she can count on.

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I've been speaking at churche...

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

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Before you ask some girl for ...

Before you ask some girl for her hand now, keep your freedom for as long as you can now. My Mama told me, you better shop around.

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Beethoven was just music, and...

Beethoven was just music, and it didn't matter if he could hear it or not - he could feel it. He could hear it in his mind. He could write it down hearing it in his mind. He was just music. Yeah, he's one of my favorite writers of all times.

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If some of those people who w...

If some of those people who wanted to ban Beethoven's music could hear the music that's being played today, wow, what would they do, man?

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There's some sad things known...

There's some sad things known to man, but ain't too much sadder than, the tears of a clown when noones around.

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My philosophy on writing a so...

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.

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The music business has made a...

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.

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There are very few courses ar...

There are very few courses around Detroit I haven't played

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Once you're a Motown artist, ...

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

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I always try to write a song,...

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.

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I'm blessed, because I enjoy ...

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.

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