Thursday, March 28, 2024

Riveting: Smokey Robinson on the Moment He Beat His Addiction (WATCH)

smokey robinson (screenshot omc)

Whoa! This is deep.

You’ve you’ve most likely heard about singer/songwriter/producer Smokey Robinson‘s drug issues from back in the day.

However,  you probably never heard how he was able to free himself from his burden. Tonight at 8/7c on “Oprah’s Master Class: Smokey Robinson,” the legendary entertainer reveals how it happened.

Robinson says that when he was 40 he began abusing drugs. For two and a half years, he says he was on a drug trip that left him looking like a walking corpse. One night, a friend of his showed up at his door and asked if he could pray for him. The next morning, he took Smokey to a little storefront church for some spiritual guidance.

When Robinson walked in, he was an addict. When he walked out, he says he was a free man.

After watching the female minister lay her hands on parishioners in need of healing, Smokey was called to the front of the church.

“She takes me in her arms—like she’s my mom or something,” he says. “[And she said,] ‘I didn’t call your name because most of the people here probably don’t even recognize you, you look so bad.’ So, I’m thinking to myself, ‘Okay fine, I look bad I know it.'”

Smokey says the minister then told him that the Lord sent him there, and she knew he was coming.

“She said, ‘Yes, I was in prayer about a year ago. Your name came out of my mouth, and I stopped, I said, ‘Lord, I don’t know him.’ The Lord said, ‘I want you to pray for him because if you don’t, he’s going to OD on cocaine and weed,'” Smokey says. “She prayed for me…and she passed out.”

In the video below, Smokey tells how that moment helped him break free from addiction and inspired him to speak about his struggle all over the world.

Watch more of Smokey Robinson’s Master Class tonight,  Sunday (11-01-15) at 8/7c.

We Publish News 24/7. Don’t Miss A Story. Click HERE to SUBSCRIBE to Our Newsletter Now!

YOU MAY LIKE

SEARCH

- Advertisement -

TRENDING