I love songwriting. It's secon...
I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself.
You're presuming too much by u...
You're presuming too much by using the word legacy - presuming that someone is going to care.
Its a combination of melody an...
Its a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. Its a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful.
On singing in the swimming poo...
On singing in the swimming pool: "If I can move the water, I can move the people.
Dr. King is so inspiring, so i...
Dr. King is so inspiring, so impressive, so moving as a human being.
There are certain people who h...
There are certain people who have become better artists, but they're brilliant at marketing. I think someone who's been phenomenal like that is Madonna.
It's an important thing to rem...
It's an important thing to remember where you came from.
A lot of my success comes from...
A lot of my success comes from black music. It's something I'm very proud of.
Black music has increased my e...
Black music has increased my enjoyment of what I do. It has increased my range, my ability to reach into myself and accept myself.
Considering the amount of info...
Considering the amount of information we're bombarded by, it's amazing if a song can transcend time.
I have friends who've tried to...
I have friends who've tried to break into the UK, who went back with their tails between their legs. Fortunately I've had the opposite experience.
I have to be happy in the here...
I have to be happy in the here and now because every time you start focusing on your legacy you're really setting yourself up for disappointment.
Whoever best serves the song i...
Whoever best serves the song is going to be served by the song
When you have great songs that...
When you have great songs that are going to live longer than the composers, everything you can do to bring those different elements and nuances out, serve the song
To sing along with Stevie Wond...
To sing along with Stevie Wonder, you had to make your voice do things it was not accustomed to doing
One song will launch you, but ...
One song will launch you, but you don't want to be a one-song artist
With the internet, things are ...
With the internet, things are so much more immediate. People taste-test things to see if they want to buy the CD
We used to call it recurrent a...
We used to call it recurrent airplay when someone had a hit
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