American - Musician | October 18, 1982 -
Early inspirations included Michael Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie... Those were the people I actually wound up studying just to hone my craft.
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A Las Vegas show is all-round entertainment. Which means there's some singing, some dancing, some magic, some drama - everything is rolled into that one performance.
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R&B is my home. It's who I am. It's who I've been. It's the first genre I fell in love with. It's the reason why I've been able to do other genres of music.
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We are in a good place. Her name is Crystal Renay. She has much promise. Yes, much promise. Quality.
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Prince is the ultimate performer. Prince is that dude that's going to get on stage by himself, if he need to, but hold you in the palm of his hand. Like, you can't take your eyes off the man when he's on stage, and he could just be sitting there playing his guitar.
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My mom was the picture of the blue-collar mom: Two and three and four jobs to make sure that me and my sister never needed, that was her thing.
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I sing because I love singing. I perform because I love performing. I write because I actually enjoy writing.
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Michael Jackson believed in making music that made people feel good.
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Every song I've ever written has been based in reality, based in fact, things that happen to me.
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I probably wouldn't be singing if not for Michael Jackson. When I started singing, I didn't like my tone until my mom put me on to Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, so listening to the way they used their instrument helped me get more comfortable with my own.
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My style is mainly about comfort. It has to be comfortable, it has to lay right on me, know what I mean?
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I pride myself on being the type of artist who can work half in the R&B world and half in the pop world.
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