You can go on 'Saturday Night Live' now and not even play live.
The reward is when you make the music, not when you get the medal.
I liked the name Saadiq and didn't want to be known as an artist as Raphael Wiggins.
It's the adrenaline rush you only get from being in front of an audience. It's addictive.
My UK fans are quite similar to the States but they pay much more attention to the details, that I like. They listen, party, and dance moving through the changing moods of the music with me.
I would love to go to smaller places in the UK such as Manchester and Liverpool and play there. It's much more intimate; you got to get down and gritty, getting closer to the people.