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" I've grown from being around other singers. I've learned not to be afraid. A part of that is from writing my own songs and discovering how to tell my own story properly. "

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" 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. "

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" There's a plethora of genres that I've been introduced to, but that's only because of the foundation that was laid growing up in New Orleans. I know it's a cliche thing to say, but it's very gumbo-like. You get that here. You can mix well with all different walks of life. That's what New Orleans is. It's like no other place. "

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

" 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. "

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

Luke James

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Everyone

" I like to be funny and make a girl laugh. "

Luke James

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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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I want people to be inspired by my music. "

" 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. "

" My mother didn't baby me, and I think that helped me out thus far to keep my drive and my hunger. I don't take 'no' for an answer. "

" What it is you do, no one else does. Just hone in on it, and just get better and greater. "

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

" People sometimes call me Wolf. "

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

" What I learned from Beyonce is just the focus, the drive, and to stay creative and to always give, just keep giving. Throughout the years that she's been doing it, since Destiny's Child to now, she's been giving. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I love acting. It's way different from singing, but I like really put my ten thousand hours in to be really good. I want to be a premier actor. I want Oscars, I want recognition, and I want to move people just as much as I move people with my music, the same with my acting. "

" 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. "

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

" In love, I've been a deceiver. But I realized being honest is so much easier than lying and being deceitful. "

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

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

" I always find time for my mother. "