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
Going on with life, it only gets more and more intense as time goes by – and the challenges only multiply. – 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
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
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
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
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 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 have always thought music as a way out of the ordinary mundane obligations of 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
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
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
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
