There wasn't a lot of R&B cats doing songs at 120 beats per minute before 'Closer,' which I take full credit and responsibility for. That's all good, but it was an experiment. You experiment with something, if it goes good, cool, but you never forget where you come from and R&B is where I come from.
Ne-YoI feel like everything is inspired by something else. There is no 100 percent original thought.
Ne-YoSexy as she wanna be and she dancing next so close to me. I said please excuse, you steppin on expensive shoes.
Ne-YoIf you want to be successful, you have to be the best person doing it. And in order to be the best person doing it, you have to get your work ethic right and keep going.
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