Giving Quote by Smokey Robinson

There is an appropriate time to release somebody or to give them a break.

— Gary Gilmore

I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. Originally I was not writing songs for myself. …And…

— Smokey Robinson

Mission Mangal's' 'Yeh Sindoor' song gives me a patriotic feel.

— Tanishk Bagchi

When I'm writing a song, it gives me more actual pleasure to hear someone else sing it than do it meself.

— Shane MacGowan

I'm an older woman who's not going to have a shiny pop song ever again, so that gives me license to do whatever the…

— Jill Sobule

The curious beauty of African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a sad tale. You may be poor, you may have…

— Nelson Mandela

My philosophy on writing a song for myself is that I always, always, always want to write a song. I always want to write…

— Smokey Robinson

I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record.

— Smokey Robinson

When you write a song, a song has longevity

— Smokey Robinson

Of course we all want a record deal, get the big check, and all that, but it might not be good for you in…

— Benny the Butcher

I just want to keep living on and enjoying food! Even though I'm gaining weight, I want to record if the Lord wants me…

— George Jones

All through the kind of late '80s and '90s, every A&R record company man was saying, 'Now what we want is another record like…

— Steve Winwood