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" A Las Vegas show is all-round entertainment. Which means there's some singing, some dancing, some magic, some drama - everything is rolled into that one performance. "

Ne-Yo

Vegas

Magic

Performance

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" I grew up in Las Vegas. My mom worked in pretty much every casino on the Strip. "

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" Temptation is just that - she's the girl you claim you don't want, but in the moment, you have more drinks than you should in the club. One thing leads to another, and suddenly you've done something really stupid. You've jeopardized what could've potentially been a really great relationship, all due to temptation. "

" A lot of times, when artists are rushing to put out projects, it's on some financial tip because they want to make money. But for me, I'm not in any rush. "

" There are different kinds of R&B happening today. There's the traditional, more soulful R&B that doesn't get the recognition that it deserves. Then there's the more hip-hop oriented stuff. You got your boy Ty Dolla $ign, people like that, who are bringing more hip-hop elements to R&B, which is cool. "

" I would've given my right arm to do something on the 'Ray' film, the movie about Ray Charles. "

" Doing as much as you can for as long as you can - that's the motto. "

" I feel like my music is for everybody. As long as the music is good, I can please everybody. "

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" I'm trying to escape the shackles of a pen and a pad. I've sat in sessions with Jay-Z where he doesn't write anything down. He'll come up with the most incredible triple entendre, all in his head - it's amazing. "

" For the first few years of my life my mom used to cut my hair so there were a lot of bowl-cut hair styles. "

" 'Madden' is the closest thing to actually being on the field yourself. It's so ridiculously realistic. Before I play it, I honestly didn't understand. 'What's all the hype? It's a video game'. Then I sat down and played it, and you feel like you're on the field. "

" I wrote a song that basically turned into a public service announcement for the fellas out there, like, 'Should you run into this type of woman, run for your life!' So the name of the song is 'Run,' featuring the rapper ScHoolboy Q. It's one of the standouts on the album, in my personal opinion. "

" I dreamed of one day starring in a film. I've done that twice. Denzel Washington has done it countless times, so I still got some work to do. "

" I'm gonna be honest: I was never really a fan of techno music, dance music. "

" I've never done this from a standpoint of, 'I want to be famous.' I sing because I love singing. I perform because I love performing. "

" I've never been the guy to go for the celebrity girl. I've always liked regular girls, regular people, because I've always viewed myself as a regular person who just happens to be gifted in music. "

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Music

Always

" The unfortunate thing about this planet is that we are in no shortage of ignorance. "

" I would love to be able to say that due to my experience in the music industry, when it comes to the songs, I'm killing it over anybody else, but that is not the case. Everybody in this thing is ridiculously talented to where I don't feel special. "

" As an artist, you know as a person in the public eye, period, you kind of have a responsibility to the younger kids that are watching and emulating what you do. "

" 'Let Me Love You' is about being brave enough to let a person get close enough to you to teach you how to love yourself, to teach you the importance of loving yourself. "

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Brave

Yourself

" I don't want to call myself a perfectionist, because perfection is imperfection. "

" Of course, there are some things you keep personal and private because you're a human being. But on the other side of it, I ain't got time to be hiding nothing and all that. It is what it is. "

" I recall my mum tried to teach me how to fry chicken once, and I almost burned down half the kitchen... I don't think I have the patience for cooking. "

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Kitchen

Cooking

" I like to learn through doing. Let me make a mistake, and then critique me on what I did so that I learn that way. "

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Mistake

Doing

" Guilty pleasure implies that it's something that I feel guilty for watching... people tell me I should feel guilty for watching because I'm too old to watch it, but I don't give a damn: I love everything on Cartoon Network from 'Adventure Time' to 'The Adventures of Gumball', 'Teen Titans'... all those shows that are for my kids, I like those! "

" I'm never going to complain about doing my job. I love what I do! "

" There's a whole advantage being an executive as an artist. "

" I never really created a difference between Shaffer Smith, my actual name, and Ne-Yo. They are kind of one in the same. It's been a bit of a gift and a curse. As far as Shaffer Smith is concerned, I've never viewed myself as a celebrity. "

" I'm good but not great at 'Madden'. I have friends that their whole life is based around this video game. "