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" Honestly, when I first heard that there were rumors out there about me being gay, I thought, 'Wow, someone must really hate me.' There's nothing wrong with being gay, but I just couldn't understand why someone would make up lies like that. "

Ne-Yo

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Gay

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

" In my mind, I was still Chimere's father. I was there when he was born. I saw him when he first came out. I held him. He was my kid. "

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" For starters, I wanted to do an acting role in a movie that had nothing to do with the music business or in which I would play a singer or a songwriter. When I act, I don't even want to be thought of as Ne-Yo. "

" I have my diehard R&B fans on one side of the spectrum and my diehard pop and dance fans on the other side of the spectrum. "

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" I always tell the story of 'Irreplaceable.' I initially wrote 'Irreplaceable' with myself in mind, with plans of it being my record. I love that record; however, what I realised about that record was that though given the circumstances of that situation - men and women are not that different - when you sing about it, it changes things, you know? "

" I feel like everything is inspired by something else. There is no 100 percent original thought. "

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" 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. "

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

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" You know what? At this point in my career, at this point in my life... I'm 34 years old; I don't have time to be hiding. "

" I'm heavy into 'Max Payne 3'. That's a good one. I like any of the fighting games and all of the 'Tekken' and 'Street Fighter' series. "

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