I feel like everything is inspired by something else. There is no 100 percent original thought.
Ne-YoI feel there is always room for good music. I want to reach people's soul with my lyrics through whatever vessel God chooses.
Ne-YoI want to write for people that are trying to do some kind of quality music. What I mean by quality music is not so much the trend, what is hot right now. I don't write trendy, I write what feels good and something that feels good will never get old. Timeless music is what I try to shoot for.
Ne-YoWhat I definitely learnt from Michael Jackson is that simple is almost always better. As a songwriter, as an artist period.
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