Growing up with country, R&B, gospel, and classical music from my grandmother and pop, Tuskegee was the perfect melting pot for my influences as a writer.
I definitely try to broaden the scope of music. I don't know if it's pop or classical or what, but I'm religiously challenging myself all the time, for better or for worse.
Pop music allows you to be who you are without having to wear a social uniform or to conform, which some people find impossible to do.
My pops and my mom started playing Marvin Gaye and the Isley Brothers and all these people, but at the same time, they always had Snoop on right behind it in the same mix.
Washington has got to, across the board, lower taxes for small businesses so that our mom and pops can reinvest and hire people, so that our businesses can thrive.
I have a very classic take on fashion. I like my accessories to pop, but in general, my style is pretty classic.
Within three months I had gone from being this black sheep of the town to suddenly becoming a pop star.
I listen to a mixture of old jazz, contemporary, pop, some world beat stuff and various odds and ends.
It's interesting, because as a musician, I don't feel like I need to be on the top of the pop charts.
I have been told by people that I should not be seen clubbing with good-looking women, but I can't see why not. Why be a pop star otherwise?
War seems to come out of nowhere, like rust that suddenly pops up on iron after a storm.
I'm kind of a pop balladeer because I love the art of storytelling. I call myself 'HBO for the ears'; I sing little movies.
I find pop art really offensive because it's taking a piece of popular culture and putting it somewhere where people can't see it.
Growing up, I thought I was going to be Madonna. I wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to dance and sing.
In Edinburgh, there was a lovely little Episcopalian Church of Scotland church on my way to the theater, so I used to pop in there and soak up the atmosphere.
I have my diehard R&B fans on one side of the spectrum and my diehard pop and dance fans on the other side of the spectrum.
We're not like pop musicians who have to perform the same top ten tunes every night of a tour.
I think the pop industry is still a young man's game.
I was such a massive fan of all the '60s pop bands, but if I had to single out one band, it would definitely be The Beatles.
I was a pop-music junkie. My parents were into Frank Sinatra and Doris Day. They weren't too excited when I had Aretha or the Stones pumping.
I think the sheer number of pop stars has kind of drowned out, somewhat, our interest. We're just submerged.
