We're all going to be victims of temptation at several points in our lives.
Originally I was not writing songs for myself.
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.
You know what, I'm probably one of the most blessed people there's ever been, and I thank God for it.
The only thing you're taking out of here is your spirit and your soul, so we need to be conscious to try and develop that part of ourselves, because we're all spiritual creatures.
My mother was a churchgoing lady, so I always heard about God at home.
I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record.
One thing I can say about the Motown acts is that we were a family. That's not a myth.
When someone picks up one of my songs and records it, I'm a flattered man, it's a blessing to me.
I left Motown because of the regime of people who were there.
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.
As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money.
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.
I really haven't strayed too far, musically, from my roots.
In fact, I wouldn't really call this a Gospel album, I call it more an inspirational album.
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.
There are very few courses around Detroit I haven't played.
I played golf all over Detroit.
And I can say this, most of the people who have recorded my songs are songwriters themselves.
Once you're a Motown artist, that's your stigmatism, and I was there from the very first day.