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Sam Cooke was a gospel singer like myself, and when he crossed over and started singing rock n' roll, it kind of gave me the green light to go ahead and do it.

~Dennis Edwards

Topics: Cooke Crossed Gave Go Gospel Green He Kind Light Like Me Myself Over Rock Rock N Roll Roll Sam Sam Cooke Singer Singing Started Ahead

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A singer knows how he wants the song to go, and a writer visualizes how he wants the song to go.

~Dennis Edwards

Topics: Go He How Knows Singer Song Wants Writer

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Country life is different from city life, but I think it was good for me. Working on the farm, I got a balance in my life.

~Dennis Edwards

Topics: Balance City Country Different Farm Good Got Life Me My Life Think Working I Think

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Marvin Gaye was a friend of mine, and he used to say, 'Man, I wish I could sing like you - if I could have that growl in my voice.' And I said, 'Man, are you kidding me? I want to sing like you. Everybody wants to sing like you.'

~Dennis Edwards

Topics: Could Everybody Friend He If I Could Kidding Like Man Marvin Gaye Me Mine Said Say Sing Used Voice Want Wants Wish You I Wish

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When The Temptations began, we wanted to be visual. So we did our own choreography and developed our own uniforms.

~Dennis Edwards

Topics: Began Choreography Developed Did Our Own Temptations Uniforms Visual Wanted

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We never do two shows the same way. The audience has a lot to do with that spontaneity, and it's our job to satisfy them.

~Dennis Edwards

Topics: Audience Job Lot Never Our Same Satisfy Shows Spontaneity Them Two Way

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I used to tell my mother, 'I'm going to have to get a real job one day.' You keep saying this will end one day, but people still call us up and ask us to sing. It's truly amazing.

~Dennis Edwards

Topics: Amazing Ask Call Day End Get Get A Real Going Job Keep Mother One Day People Real Real Job Saying Sing Still Tell Truly Up Us Used Will You

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The secret to The Temptations is the music: simple music about a man loving a woman. We talk about the lady when we need her, when we want her to be there; we talk about ain't too proud to beg. It's simple, you know? You can't go wrong.

~Dennis Edwards

Topics: About Beg Go Her Know Lady Loving Man Music Need Proud Secret Simple Talk Temptations Too Want Woman Wrong You

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I'd like to thank God for giving me the opportunity to sing with the greatest group in the world.

~Dennis Edwards

Topics: Giving God Greatest Group Like Me Opportunity Sing Thank Thank God World

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I like to think I was just lucky. I didn't think I was better than anybody else, but I could sing everybody's songs.

~Dennis Edwards

Topics: Anybody Anybody Else Better Could Else Everybody Just Like Lucky Sing Songs Than Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: February 3rd, 1943

Died: February 1st, 2018

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