9 Quotes & Sayings By Darlene Love

Darlene Love is a songwriter and singer-songwriter who is best known as the lead vocalist for the 1960s Motown group The Temptations. Love was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 13, 1944. Her first two solo singles, "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" and "This Diamond Ring", were released in the early 1960s, but it wasn't until her third single, "A Little Bit of Soap" / "All I Need", that her career took off. She also recorded under the names Darlene and Darlene Love and released "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" and "Little Girl (You've Got What It Takes)" as a solo artist Read more

Love has received numerous awards throughout her career, including a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Female for her performance of Temptation's "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" in 1965. In addition to her solo career, she often performs with her backup group The Dazzling Darlene's as well as with former Temptations members Dennis Edwards, Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin at select performances.

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I know God loves me. I tell people all the time I'm one of his favorite childs. I had to believe in something bigger than me - bigger than man. I had to believe that God would send somebody across my path to keep my dreams alive. Darlene Love
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When I met Letterman, he told me he thought 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)' was the greatest Christmas song he ever heard, and he wanted me to be on his show to sing it. Darlene Love
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Your body knows how old you are, but if you keep on and you take care of yourself - you know, I go to kickboxing class every morning at 5 A.M. You know, try to do all the things to take care of the outside of your body, but you also should do - and have to do things that take care of the inside of your body. Darlene Love
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I worked with Dionne Warwick, did shows with Bette Midler, and then I did the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Springsteen at the Garden. It was all important stuff because you want people to know you can work, you can sing, and you can still look good! Darlene Love
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I am so thankful for the genius of Phil Spector, for his recognition of my talent to be the main voice of his Wall of Sound. Darlene Love
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It means a lot to me, the sanctity of marriage. Darlene Love
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When people come and see me, I want them to experience joy. I don't do any sad songs in my show. It's to lift the spirit. Darlene Love
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The whole idea is you can't sit around and do nothing. You have to get up and start living one day at a time. That's what I did my entire career. You can't sit around and say, 'Oh, poor me. Nobody likes me. Nobody is giving me a job.' You have to get up and go. If you sit at home and do nothing, that is what is going to happen. Darlene Love