It's understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak.
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No matter how great we get with digital formats of instrumentation, nothing really quite duplicates the real thing.
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Black music has increased my enjoyment of what I do. It has increased my range, my ability to reach into myself and accept myself.
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Sinatra, here's a guy who plays a tough guy in all his movies, but was allowed to be vulnerable when he stepped up to the microphone.
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I kept looking to do songs that were written years ago and would live or outlive all of us, and the one thing they had in common was Sinatra.
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It's a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. It's a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful.
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I have to be happy in the here and now because every time you start focusing on your legacy you're really setting yourself up for disappointment.
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I have friends who've tried to break into the UK, who went back with their tails between their legs. Fortunately I've had the opposite experience.
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There are certain people who have become better artists, but they're brilliant at marketing. I think someone who's been phenomenal like that is Madonna.
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Someone told me there was a publisher that could find a good home for my songs, but I didn't want to give up my pursuit of a career in the business as an artist.
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