I'm not the same young man I was when I first got into music.
— Ginuwine
Differences' is the biggest song in my career. It beat 'Pony,' it beat 'So Anxious' and 'None of Ur Friends Business' as far as popularity and spins.
When people come to see me, they'll see what they know me for. Hits from the past, but I always mix in a little something new. New stuff. Old stuff. It creates a great show. There's a lot of crowd participation. A lot of interaction and energy. That's what I do best.
My heart always likes to give, and if I'm going to help somebody it might as well be someone who can't help themselves.
You have to grow with the music.
I always felt that I was never acknowledged for a lot of things - award shows, all of that.
I don't think no one out there can entertain better than I can.
I love to stay busy.
I was inspired by James Brown, Michael Jackson and Prince.
I try to be drama free.
On every album you can see my growth.
A lot of times, men like to keep stuff in and that's the worst thing that you can do.
I remind myself to stay down to earth so I can keep in touch with my audience.
With me and Timbaland, we would always be at the studio, but working separately. He would be doing his thing with the beats and I would be doing my thing writing and then we would both come together and say 'OK, you add this to it and I'll add that to it.'
Once we put 'So Anxious' out, it was a wrap.
That's why I named my album 'The Life,' because it's appreciating life and not taking it for granted and living it day by day.
I thought I could get myself into the music business by doing paralegal work. I was just trying to get in any way I could.
Everybody plays basketball in D.C. Not on a team. Just around the way. Anywhere. I actually loved basketball.
If anybody in the business can capture the spirit of 'Pony,' it would have to be Rihanna.
I want to reach back to when R&B meant something, to when it made impressions on people.
I like to keep some things secret. Otherwise, there's no mystique about you.
Tyrese is one of my best friends in the business.
I love women, I love being around women, I love to learn.
Back in the day, when 'Pony' came out, I don't believe there was anyone that could dance like me.
Anyone should have the right to say no if they don't want someone to kiss them or touch them or date them or anything.
When you're doing an album, you need to come up with something new, be creative.
Michael Jackson is the greatest musical influence on me. He's my man. Musically, he is the one artist I want to be like.
See, every thing in show business is a lie. It ain't all it's cracked up to be. You are in situations where you are forced to think that you are better than everybody else because of the pedestal the fans place you on. It's a lie. This is just a job, a high-profile job. You have to keep that in perspective and not get caught up in the hype.
Pony' was one of the biggest songs of my career. It was really hard to follow that up.
I didn't have my mom or my dad or cousins or anybody to guide me. I was around a whole bunch of wolves... I was just like, 'Lord, just guide me and weed these snakes out of my life.'
It's good to plan, but you just never know.
I've pretty much always been in the limelight. A star in my own right.
Even though I didn't continue with my therapy, I went to church and received counseling from my pastor and got straight spiritually. I was able to turn away from all those things that were destroying me and finally think clearly.
I don't want to change who I am.
I've grown a lot since my first record came out - even since 'Back II da Basics' was released in 2005.
I'm actually a Dallas Cowboys fan.
I'm game for a lot of things. But I won't disrespect myself in any way.
Everybody is inspired by someone.
I'm laid back, I'm genuine, I'm easy to get along with.
As you grow, you learn and talk about different things.
I write the best songs I can.
The fatherhood thing is easy - when you're there.
Since Bobby Brown, I was the first one to be in my video taking my shirt off and showing the 6-pack and 8-pack. Other people weren't cut like that.
Well the first record is something that you just put so much into. And the second record, people always talk about the sophomore jinx and everything, but I was still able to get through it and still focus on what I needed to do and make timeless music.
I made my statement... I had my foot in the '90s.
