27 Quotes by Dennis Edwards

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.

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.'

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.

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.

Every Motown act dressed classy, and we were clean-cut. Whenever you saw a Motown act, they were polished, and they knew how to treat people.

My whole life, I've been a Temptation.

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.

St. Louis is the best thing that ever happened to me. I needed that peace in my life. And I've always been a semi-country boy.

We have a portion of our show where we ask everybody to get up and do the Temptation Walk. People 8 to 80 know how to do that Temptation Walk.