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

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" Every time I perform or sing, I have an 'ah ha' moment. When I look at my blog and people reach out to me anonymously and speak of how I sing and how my music has touched them, it's an 'ah ha' moment. I'm constantly getting that, and I don't want that to ever stop, because it's reassuring me that I'm doing something right. "

" There's only one Luke James, and I make damn sure that you know that. "

" I've always wanted to sing and to be an entertainer. After high school, I moved from New Orleans to Los Angeles and started songwriting. But I didn't really get serious until then. "

" Musically, my palette is eclectic. "

" 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. "

" I consider myself an honest soul. "

" Mostly everything I've ever sung comes from a personal place. "

" I want to buy my mother a huge house in New Orleans so she can open up a bed and breakfast. "

" 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. "

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

" It's very tough to be away from someone you love or you're used to seeing all the time. But if you're truly in love, it will work. But it is difficult. "

" I can't ever doubt myself. Never. "

" There are lots of reasons people come to Beyonce shows. There's the music, her dancing; all in all a bedazzling show. She's a great performer and singer. "

" People sometimes call me Wolf. "

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

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

" I wear my heart on my sleeve. I tell you exactly how I feel. "

" From the way I sing to what I write about to what I put out with my stamp separates me from everyone else. "

" When somebody notices me in the slightest, I can feel the eyes - boom-boom - as soon as they pass. "

" 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. "

" Doubts may happen. But if you surround yourself with like-minded people who believe in you and who you believe in, and you have faith, all will be well. "

Surround Yourself

" You have to stand on your beliefs. "

" It is such an unimaginable honor to be sharing the light yet again with Beyonce on her sold out Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. This is a blessing that I do not take lightly. "

" '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. "

" 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 always find time for my mother. "

" I like to think of myself as a true artist. "

" 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. "

" 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. "