A large family makes you accept sharing your parents.
Martha Reeves

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

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

Detroit is full of talent.
Martha Reeves

Disco music in the '70s was just a call to go wild and party and dance with no thought or conscience or regard for tomorrow.
Martha Reeves

Divas need their furs!
Martha Reeves

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

Going on with life, it only gets more and more intense as time goes by - and the challenges only multiply.
Martha Reeves

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

I have always thought music as a way out of the ordinary mundane obligations of life.
Martha Reeves

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

I still marvel at how God turns dreams into reality.
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

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

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