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People still look at Michael Jackson as being a Motown artist.

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

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Motown will always be a heavy-duty part of my life because those are my roots.

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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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That's because we did not set out to make black music. We set out to make quality music that everyone could enjoy and listen to.

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As a kid, this is what I wanted my life to be. Not in my wildest dreams did I ever dare to dream that it would be this.

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Originally I was not writing songs for myself.

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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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There's so many wonderful gospel people out there, and I don't necessarily want to compete with those people.

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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.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: February 19th, 1940

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