I probably wouldn't be singing if not for Michael Jackson. When I started singing, I didn't like my tone until my mom put me on to Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, so listening to the way they used their instrument helped me get more comfortable with my own.
— Ne-Yo
I feel like everything is inspired by something else. There is no 100 percent original thought.
My mom was the picture of the blue-collar mom: Two and three and four jobs to make sure that me and my sister never needed, that was her thing.
Prince is the ultimate performer. Prince is that dude that's going to get on stage by himself, if he need to, but hold you in the palm of his hand. Like, you can't take your eyes off the man when he's on stage, and he could just be sitting there playing his guitar.
Michael Jackson believed in making music that made people feel good.
Every song I've ever written has been based in reality, based in fact, things that happen to me.
I sing because I love singing. I perform because I love performing. I write because I actually enjoy writing.
