Hawaii is paradise. It sounds cheesy to say it, but there's music in the air there.
Bruno Mars
Music is not math. It's science. You keep mixing the stuff up until it blows up on you, or it becomes this incredible potion.
'Doo-wop' is a very special word for me. Because I grew up listening to my dad who, as a Fifties rock & roll head, loved doo-wop music.
I just know that I'm a fan of all different kinds of genres. You're supposed to be free doing music, and that's how I feel.
I've had big record label presidents look me in the face and say, 'Your music sucks, you don't know who you are, your music is all over... →
Ever since I was a kid, this was all I wanted to do. I've wanted to do music. I wanted to sing. It's all I know.
I could sing you a thousand and one doo-wop songs. I love the simplicity in that music. It's not super-poetic, it's just from the heart.
I think I don't take myself too seriously. You know as far as, it's a fun life. I take my music serious, but I like to have fun.
In pop music, the public usually see the results - the hit records, the Grammy Awards performances, the concert tours - but not all the work that... →
Doo-wop is special music to me because it's so straightforward and melody-driven and captures emotions.