American - Musician | February 3, 1943 - February 1, 2018
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
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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.
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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.'
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When The Temptations began, we wanted to be visual. So we did our own choreography and developed our own uniforms.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I'd like to thank God for giving me the opportunity to sing with the greatest group in the 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.
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I had some good Alabama raising. You might do something wrong, but you wouldn't do it but once.
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When you're doing something you love to do, when you have a gift, it's the most rewarding thing.
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The thrill of standing on the stage and hearing the crowd, it's the greatest feeling in the world. It's a blessed feeling.
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