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• ‟ The first time I heard Sam Cooke was in the 'Malcom X' film. I was with my father, and that's the first time I heard his song. I remember my father telling me the story of Sam Cooke.

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• ‟ I never really thought about my music being universal. When I set out to write, it was just a feeling that felt good to me. I never thought about being able to reach everybody.

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• ‟ I've just always been around great songwriters. To me, they were the standard.

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• ‟ The thought of me not having to clock in for a job anymore is something that I can't really put into words, aside from 'amazing' and 'awesome.'

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• ‟ One time, when I was about eight, these guys started throwing water balloons at me. That really did ruin my summer.

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• ‟ My mother and my great-aunt told me stories, like how when my grandfather first met my grandmother at a party, he noticed her long legs and was like, 'Woo woo!' I like to incorporate those stories into my music. They just seem to fit.

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• ‟ I want people to see an honesty within me. I'm not trying to be the next Sam Cooke or Otis Redding.

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• ‟ My mom was very religious. She might have let me buy records, but I assumed that she wouldn't.

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• ‟ When I started writing, I just wanted to do something different and creative. I first thought neo-soul was a good pathway for me, so I tried that out but realized I didn't want to be placed in that box.

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• ‟ For me, making music just starts with a simple melody, and lyrics will come sometime after that.

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• ‟ People tell me they use my song 'Coming Home' at their weddings. My audience seems to range from young to old, and it's cool when you really get to connect with all different people.

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• ‟ I don't like a lot of attention. That's kind of who I am at heart. So I see everything, the people circulating around me and a lot of people know me - it kind of feels like a heavy weight sometimes.

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