Once You're A Motown Artist, You're Always

I Always Try To Write A Song, I Never Just Want To Write A Record. Originally I Was Not Writing Songs For Myself. ....and I Can Say This, Most Of The People Who Have Recorded My Songs Are Songwriters Themselves. ... Even If I Don't Release It Myself, Somebody Else Might Hear It And Want To Record It. When You Write A Song, It Gives It That Potential. When You Write A Song, A Song Has Longevity. ... 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. Songwriting Is My Gift From God.

You Know What, Life Is Full Of Temptations

My Uncle Claude Was My Favorite Uncle He Was Also My Godfather. He And I Were Really, Really Close. He Used To Take Me To See Cowboy Movies All The Time When I Was A Little Boy Because I Loved Cowboy Movies. He Got A Cowboy Name For Me, Which Was Smokey Joe. So From The Time I Was Three Years Old If People Asked Me What My Name Was I Didn't Tell Them My Name Was William, I Told Them My Name Was Smokey Joe.

One Thing I Can Say About The Motown Acts Is That We Were A Family. That's Not A Myth

You Know What, I'm Probably One Of The Most Blessed People There's Ever Been, And I Thank God For It.