Quotes by Martha Reeves

About Martha Reeves:

Martha Rose Reeves is an American R&B and pop singer and former politician, and was the lead singer of the Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. They scored over a dozen hit singles, including "Nowhere to Run", "Jimmy Mack", and their signature "Dancing In The Street". From 2005 until 2009, Reeves served as an elected council woman for the city of Detroit, Michigan.
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Lead singers not only do the majority of the work, but their personalities are singled out and taken as the general attitude of the unit.

Martha Reeves

A song has to become as much a part of you as a tailored suit.

Martha Reeves

Detroit is full of talent.

Martha Reeves

I pray for miracles. I have always found prayer to bring quick results.

Martha Reeves

I was stranded in Disco. I went to dozens of darkened places with enough flashing lights to drive the average person mad. I felt lost in the pulse of sheer panic.

Martha Reeves

I went from elementary school to proper training, operatic training, and I went on to the Motown University and learned a lot of things from some wonderful people.

Martha Reeves

I will always dance in the street.

Martha Reeves

If you stick around long enough, people start referring to you as a survivor. Suddenly I found myself on the receiving end of several prestigious awards.

Martha Reeves

God uses singers in a mighty way, and I am grateful.

Martha Reeves

You can't very well live in a castle while your kin is on the poor side of town and barely have enough food. Some want you to get to the top and rely on you making it for them, too.

Martha Reeves

A large family makes you accept sharing your parents.

Martha Reeves

Most performers spend half their earnings taking care of family members.

Martha Reeves

There are times in show business when you work so much you think you will pop your cork, and then suddenly you can't find any work.

Martha Reeves

I still marvel at how God turns dreams into reality.

Martha Reeves

I worshipped Berry Gordy for the creative dreams he had made come true.

Martha Reeves

Good and bad - this is the story of my life.

Martha Reeves

The morning after my high-school graduation found me up early job hunting. The dream of college I put on the back burner.

Martha Reeves

Berry Gordy turned his house into a studio and discovered over 30 acts in the city. And we're famous all over the world.

Martha Reeves

I don't worry about being in a hurry any more, because my faith in God will always deliver me on time.

Martha Reeves

After years of making wrong decisions in my life, in 1977 I found out that it was all right to be square, simple, and sober.

Martha Reeves

Author Bio

  • NameMartha Reeves
  • Descriptionsinger
  • BornJuly 18, 1941
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger; Musician