SXSW 2010: Smokey Robinson Keynote

[ronsilkysmooth]

thank you smokey

[smokeyvelvet42]

THANK YOU SMOKEY WISELY SPOKEN !!!!!

[JVileta]

that was beautiful!!

[bolder2009]

Great advice!

[williamg2552]

I recently heard that Smokey is now actively campaigning to get ALL of THE MIRACLES inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. They deserve it, and it was a travesty that they were left out when he was inducted in 1987. Let's hope that they make it.

[fooloof]

I would like to add to the caption: Smokey wrote and produced many of Motown's biggest hits including the Temptations "My Girl" and Mary Wells' "My Guy."

[MrFoshobro]

Smokey is a wonderful man .. enough said for now

[belcanto2000]

When Smokey sings? When Smokey SPEAKS! Class act.

[dancebuffet]

Man, I wanna be friends with Smokey.

[ADdadirector]

Its a Robinson thing

[awsullyful]

some great advice from the man i like the oblah story

[moneymakerisawonderf]

This is great....God bless Smokey

[msgjb]

I Love This Video From Mr. Smokey Robinson - Especially [4.00 - 5.26], It's True!!! If You Don't Show Up...Someone Will Take Your Place.

Gloria J

[ArtD42]

Who are those 54 people who didn't like this? I didn't know that many people in the world didn't like Smokey Robinson.

[panpinponponio75]

Gracias Smokey, de veras lo pusiste claro..

[tinghaling]

Wise words from a Legend.

Listen up kids

[demalcolm]

What incredible advice. Use valleys as a lesson and don't take yourself so seriously. Thanks, Smokey.

[mrconcept]

Smokey is a legend

[1atwood12]

Wow, Smokey is amazing. What a special person to teach young people how to aspire to become entertainers. He is my favorite entertainer.

[smokeyjo7]

Smokey Robinson i love u. A word master and musical legend.

still looking beautiful at 70 with those sexy green eyes and still singing

like an angel. You r truly blessed x

[mhondoc]

Motown is in my heart and soul. Smokey, the Temps. Great oldies that will live forever.

[mhondoc]

Motown is in my heart and soul. Smokey, the Temps. Great oldies that will live forever.

[soulbd77]

Dear Very good. You are

[Jayson2u]

Jayson - Forgot about me

[coltsowl]

LADIES... See ROMANTIC video clip  A knight and his lady

[giveluv1]

Smokey is so hansome ..Even now that he's older..He's a class act !!!

[Guitargirl56438]

No I'm not off bill and ted

[jjstrube]

Smokey is one of the best lyricists and songwriters of the rock and roll genre. He's always been a decent and straight up guy when dealing with the public. We still love him here in the greater Motor City especially because he contributed so much class as well as top notch entertainment to the Motown music scene. Keep on keepin' on, Smokey!

[Guitargirl56438]

That was greattt. Not!!!

[theactordavidbath]

@Guitargirl56438 Are you off Bill and Ted?

[PSLover722]

Sunday, March 28th at 9am EST - Only on A&Es PRIVATE SESSIONS Dont miss a special hour with the Motown legend SMOKEY ROBINSON. He joins A&Es Private Sessions to support The Recovery Project Rally with a terrific performance at Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn. Plus dont miss his intimate interview with host Lynn Hoffman, revealing some of his heart-felt thoughts on Michael Jackson, and his struggles with addiction and much more. Tune in!

[amerenio]

God bless him. What a wise man. Thanks for sharing.

[shotym34]

so true...im so glad they had this interview with one of the greats.

[socialtalker1]

so glad to see smoky alive, doing well, living well and giving wisdom. i dearly hope he managed his business affairs good.

also glad to see his is letting his face age after getting that horrible plastic face life. he looks much better now. the hair cut is better too. now if he just stop dyeing his hair black and let the grey come. you are 70 now, be proud of the grey!

[rivronjack]

Smokey rocks!  A very bright proud man. He did it on his own. No free lunch. Listen to him.

[RegistrationCop]

@rivronjack This guy sounds like a phony to me. Something about his eyes that I don't like. They have the look of cold snake eyes. I hate this mother fucker.

[sfbassist]

CLASS.

[TheMaineWorld]

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[cmoore561]

So True, every word.

Charlene Moore

[namartin2]

truly some solid advice...

thanks for keeping it real...

[devmoran2]

tears of a clown

[thisiskgully]

Lol

[ytwatchpagetester]

good

[widtel]

ones ethnicity is merely an incident of birth not a choice...but what comes out of peoples mouths is indicative of ones mental capacity.

[ytwatchpagetester]

good

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good

[NabeelMusic]

Yeah Smokey! Right on...I feel ya.

[ytwatchpagetester]

good

[dreamlabstudios]

Ubla is my hero.

[fabulousflame]

Smokey looks like a wooden indian with that dumb hair-do.

[greatbydesign33]

@ fabulousflame - and you just showed how terribly UGLY you are with that comment.

[bongo4unme]

Just LISTEN, that's all you need to do. Nothing else.

[ytwatchpagetester]

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[swarthyprincess]

Dispite the comments from Smokry not being articulate or..."too black"...or...its cool 2 see him able to give advice 2. All artistup and coming. Event get readdy!

[ytwatchpagetester]

good

[ytwatchpagetester]

good

[ghostfacee]

Too black

[reillyjj]

I am white and I can say with complete honesty that you are a loser, and your socially learned racism, probaly passed down to you from your parents, family, and peers, just proves that you are a weak and closed minded individual who is too cowardly to stand up for what is right, but instead conform to the masses. Pathetic.

[ghostfacee]

@reillyjj

Haha, pretty much the opposite of everything you typed is true.

[BenjaminFroberg]

wtf ghost ..

[BobSagePhonePranks]

Great Motivation @ my channel

[ytwatchpagetester]

good

[emaccall20]

DAMN......IT FELT GOOD WATCHIN THAT

[mistimtnblue]

Fantastic advice.

[ibytedk]

very good advice

[MrGeorgo44]

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[danksquadslc]

SMokey is such G what a cool dude! He is a OG

[ytwatchpagetester]

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[BobSagePhonePranks]

Smokie laughs @ my Channel! Come visit

[novanine9]

Smokey was one of the pioneers of this thing we call Rock and Roll, and he is quite grounded. No small feat!

I am a singer - songwriter/ recording artist trying to break. My music is a mix is spacey ambient rock / new wave / neo soul.

You can check out my original songs by clicking on the website URL icon, located in the bio section of my YouTube channel profile.

Best everyone,

breck 9

[erynklima73]

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[Alokadamen]

Good. Visite to me and view "videos graciosos"

[edmcgaugh]

This is the first time I have ever heard Smokey speak and although I wouldn't call him articulate, his passion is undeniable.

[asheyblack]

wow now i look at my job at a whole new different light....home depot by the way

[FailJunkies]

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[AveIvy]

Kanye, I hope you're listening cause Smokey is talking to you. The world can do without you and if you receive more success, appreciate it and RESPECT it.

[ross1991p]

Smokey robinson and sam cooke had 2 of the greatest voices the world will ever hear

check my channel for my guitar vids!

[cheekbrown]

I saved this video in my Favorites. It's like Smokie was talking directly to me. God inspires that man. Smokie did not have to take the time to inspire us aspiring artists. It's interesting, though. Great talent and thick skin are not normally possessed by the same person.

[pmcveigh]

Amazing Advice!

[candyiluvcrisscross]

i luv him....he is handsome...i luv smokey

[brilliantou]

awesome

[warmandgifted]

Beautifully stated.

[SantaBarbaraDianne]

He is the nice guy I imagined him to be

[2moro4sho]

Tat ta da ta dah!

[scottsdalenews]

Nice guy

[hdprice]

And so it is with life.

[TheTenchev]

good

[graenewyork]

such great advice!

[diobolikal]

word!

[phetops]

To even listen to this man you know he's not playing with you and he's being as real as can be possible with you. His wisdom is profound and is being listened to. Pay attention ya'll, he one of the very FEW people you will meet who by his experiences you will benefit, he is by far....a King!

[gotthkid2]

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[gotthkid2]

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[fistofate]

Smokey is a very wise and blessed person.

[TerritorioLeo]

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[KillAcrackBABY]

BONEDETH!

[nblfyb]

I really enjoyed these words of advice. Simple, yet powerful, as if everything in this world I think. "...he looked down and they said...Uhhh" That was the beginning of show biz. Hhahah Big up Smokey Robinson.

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[trishsan1820]

A "classic" ... he will forever stand the test of time ... The Tracks Of My Tears was one of the greatest songs ever recorded.

[screamsbenighted]

Spectacular man. Very wise indeed.

[gennadymusic]

Amaizing Maestro Incredible Absolutely Wise Message

[TheChrisV420]

Me and my Grams watch this video every night before bed-bed. She tucks me in and gets me more warm milk and we watch Smokey. Than she tounge-kisses me and i drift into slumberland to dance with the elves.

[theaircadet]

HAHAHAHA!! I'm probably one of the few who would laugh at that on here.

- The Duke of Motown

[DaveFeinComedy]

brilliant

[pman0812]

musicc

[sandylois]

THANKX SMOKEY-LUV SANDY

[petar114]

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[Storm267]

i have a new version of firefox and cant vote help!!

[HEDGESOUNDS]

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[littobig]

God Bless Smokey Robinson.

[erafcorp1]

EXECELLANT!!!!

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[Coolpix666]

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[MrSparks88]

Excellent speech. Nice words of wisdome .

[haydenflanders]

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[ZeroJinKui]

always great to see grandma kicking ass at her games! :)

wish my family was more interested in games like this... i have an extremely boring and annoying family...

hope you dont ever take your grandmother for granted, because she is truly freakin awesome! :D

[DFWTexan42]

Excellent advice! Also, fortunately, the attitude of all the new artists I admire. I'm optimistic this new generation of performers have both talent and wisdom to avid the pitfalls of ego.

[tsartodd]

i clicked onto this video at random, and i am not in the entertainment industry. yet i found Smokey's words to be very inspirational, no matter what your career is.

God bless you Smokey, and thank you for your music and advice! :D

[ladypepitosica]

lalal

[jedimassforce]

GO TO HELL NIGGA

[theaircadet]

lol.. I hope that's not towards Smokey..

- The Duke of Motown

[erautpe]

@jedimassforce: ....ummm.... i think wot u meant was: ...COME TO HELL NIGGA...?

[erautpe]

@jedimassforce: EY ey ev'ybody, come closer, class... now listen: wot u're observing is a specimen of wot we used to call back in the '60s "a B-I-G-O-T".... er.. yes Shawna dear?... No, that particular species is definitely not xtinct, but with your help int he mid or far future, we can accelerate that process... movin on.... over there is wot Smokey the Legend called a optimist: it's the genus of attitude that got him where he is and where y'all can hope to get sooner than u think...

[FatTonyCologino]

@ladypepitosica seconded

[lpvcrcd]

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[MrPelon76]

One Of The Best!!

[9xamax9]

Awesome Words of wisdom Smokey..!!

"I've got sunshine

On a cloudy day.

When it's cold outside,

I've got the month of May."

LOL...

[itzLCo]

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[JazzMaestra]

I am a child of the 1960s. Smokey Robinson has always been a supremely talented vocalist and composer. I hope the younger generation learns from this master!! God bless William "Smokey" Robinson.

[buhbub]

wooo SMOKEY !!!

soooo HANDSOME!

hottieee

[apostalrus]

cool

[apostalrus]

cool

[mog1629]

cold blooded

[LaBelle339]

"That was the beginning of show business!"lol

Thank you Smokey.

God bless you.

[MegaSage007]

Thicken your skin for any path you choose in this world.

[Victorino310]

This is good.

[Crev74]

Kahuna- a few suggestions...

1. Look up how many #1's Smokey wrote for other people and bands.

2. Look up how many #1's "The Miracles" (in which he was the lead singer) had.

3. Look up how many #1's you have had.

You might want to take your head out of your ass to do this.

[erautpe]

@Crev74 it has a head...? thot it was all ass... I'm suing my optician...!

[kobexlao]

iahds

[Crev74]

And how many number ones have you had Kahuna3901?

[zayzay1234567]

hahah

[thashells]

extraordinary human being with a fine message

[FromUR2UB]

A person who can't stand to hear the downside of an endeavor should not venture forth in it. There's a saying: fools rush in where angels fear to tread. So, if someone is going to pursue a life in show business, they should prepare by trying to learn ALL aspects of it. It helps when people like Smokey Robinson, impart some wisdom about it.

[PhotoshopWarriorCom]

...i agree with u!

[theshoe124]

Lol, I loved that story

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[comradevodka]

When Smokey talks. YOU LISTEN.

-Nuff said.

[bmcmillen75]

yes, thicken your skin... maybe not as much as Smokey himself, you still want to be able to move your face when you smile

[gotch09]

I live in Austin. Usually, SXSW is a major pain in the butt. But, I'm a child of the 60s,(not a hippie-please don't go there), but Smokey is smokin'.

[MultiSexyman666]

peace

[MrBrother1995]

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[ElzieBibbs]

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[chinchonchinchon]

Such an amazing guy!

[unclefreddie70]

that oobla story was brilliant. i live around the corner from his former home (in probably a long list of former homes) in southfield, mi. smokey, you are the man.

[resi417]

ya eemay-you o-chen balshoy jol-ty hoy

[xsited1]

I heard violins.

[Loveislight1]

I love it this...it's very good advice!

[discomadness]

good response to the question. hes been entertaining all these years and has came out virtually unscathed. thanks for the video.

[niedal9elbarca]

thank you

[niedal9elbarca]

thank you

[kardan77]

I like him

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[thejimmyzshow]

This is great advice for anyone, anywhere, doing anything. Entertaining, and informative. What a great 6 minutes that was. Favorite.

[Koldeman]

That's why Smokey is a legend. He's the real deal.

[rianillie]

wow that is absolutely wonderful advice.

[Anotherblackseason]

Legend!

[Campana3]

You people in the US could

have politians like this gentleman, his mouth is so Blessed.

[thejimmyzshow]

Smokey's humility is a wonderful thing to behold. Obama has none of that. Too bad Smokey could not discern that, and instead saw only skin tone.