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" 'Dancing in the Dark' is one track. Basically, the song is about connecting with someone mentally, and you're moved so much by the intellect that both of you want to make it physical. "

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" I was raised on Marvin Gaye. Before I knew Babyface or anyone else, I knew Marvin Gaye. My mother played Marvin Gaye. "

Luke James

I Was Raised

Mother

Knew

" I originally started playing saxophone. I started singing a little bit when I got into middle school, when I realized girls didn't really date the dude with the saxophone. "

" I consider myself an honest soul. "

" I love a very alluring woman. I love a strong woman. I love a woman that wanders, that just wants to explore. "

" I want people to know me for following my dreams. "

Luke James

Dreams

People

" Before any girl was making me her Man Crush Monday, I was a singer. Back before I had muscles, when I had a bird chest, I was a singer. I've always been like this, and I've gotten better because I've progressed. "

Luke James

Girl

Man

" As an only child, you've got to stand up for yourself. "

" Bey is a big sister; she's a huge supporter. I mean, the whole Destiny's Child family - Kelly and Michelle - they've always been great supporters of mine in all my endeavors. "

" I'm from New Orleans, but I lived in L.A. for a very long time. "

" Marvin Gaye, I'm super influenced by him. D'Angelo, Donny Hathaway. All the old school cats. New people, I like M83. I like Coldplay. I love Frank Ocean. Miguel. I get inspired by all these cats. People don't know that me and Frank Ocean went to high school together. "

" If you're truly serious about your physique and health, in totality, I think you need to pull out all stops. You need to really just hone in on that warrior within. "

" Just be true all the way through, and people can't do anything but respect you for it. "

" People sometimes call me Wolf. "

" I was always attracted to music that moved people. Whether it be gospel, R&B, folk, hip-hop, pop, alternative rock - whatever moved people, whatever made a crowd just get lost in the moment. "

" New Orleans is just so full of culture in the music content - blues, folk. I was introduced to a lot of things. My mother didn't keep me away from other music. She only kept me away from rap. The closest I got to rap was D'Angelo. "

" I always find time for my mother. "

" If you really want change, no one else is going to make that for you. It's all mental at first. Once you overcome that mental part, your body can do anything. "

" The first album is the prelude to the full story of Luke James. It establishes me as an artist you can look forward to. "

" I love to be loved. Whether it is by a significant other or an acquaintance, I get it. "

" I've always had a love for music, and it developed as I learned jazz, blues, and gospel. And I performed with jazz singers in New Orleans. "

" I'm always going forward, and there's no limits. "

" When I first got turned on to 'Purple Rain,' I was just moved by Prince's charisma and his just being free. Everything meant something, from the scream to falling on the ground to taking his shirt off. It just all meant something. "

" It never dawned on me that I was sexy. I always thought of myself as the goofy kid. "

" Everyone has their own journey, and for me, going from singing background to writing songs has truly opened doors for me and has also helped me find myself as an artist in terms of what I want to say and the style of music I want to have. "

" I want to create music that moves me, not just music that is going to get me famous or make someone at a label happy. "

Luke James

Famous

Create

" New Orleans is gumbo. You get so man types of things... jazz, folk, Zydeco. "

" I'd love to jump in a spaceship and shoot myself to the moon, where I'll paint the word 'Love.' So when people step outside before they go to bed and look up to see it, they'll just dream of love. "

" 'Wait a Minute,' which I consider my expose, came from a place of someone asking me to make a decision: basically presenting me with an ultimatum and me just feeling the need to just lay it out on the table. "

Luke James

Place

Need

" I didn't get cool until I got to high school and people found out I could sing. "

" When I think of the great artists that I admire, they always had something, whether it be their hair, rings, or whatever. "