I think listening to real classic soul material made me learn how to feel music that's sung

I could tell it was a popular move as a writer to walk down the bass lines while you were writing a song.

So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure.

I love to play music.

I'm no heartthrob. Honestly, I am really happy that people are just giving me a chance and paying attention to what it is I have to say, because I certainly hope I have a lot more to say than I do to look at. That's more important to me.

I may never get my own action figure, but at least I think what I'm doing is really legitimate musically

Thats part of the fun, I guess, is having people excited about seeing you and signing autographs and getting to meet fans and things like that.