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" My mom has always been a caregiver, and she's perfect in this role leading my foundation. "

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" I feel, as an artist, that we don't do enough to appreciate our fans. We are in this position because of the fans, and it's really a blessing. "

" 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. "

" My initial attraction to 'Red Tails' was the opportunity to play a character that was not me. 'Stomp the Yard' was a great film, but I played myself there. "

" Me as an artist, I'm more notorious for writing songs that celebrate women, songs that are all about the positive element of the immensely confusing creature that is woman. "

" 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. "

" All genres of music have to evolve, grow, and expand in order to maintain. I don't think there's anything wrong with the growth of R&B. I welcome it. "

" Huge 'Scandal' fan, and I have been since the beginning. "

" 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. "

" Movies take a long time because movies take a long damn time to put work into. Whereas music, you don't have as much time. I didn't realize that. "

" Ms. Clinton - Mrs. Clinton, I should say - she's a favorite of mine. "

" Beyonce's the kind of artist where you're not gonna see it till it's right. "

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

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

" I probably wouldn't be singing if not for Michael Jackson. When I started singing, I didn't like my tone until my mom put me on to Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, so listening to the way they used their instrument helped me get more comfortable with my own. "

" Let's make Holberton one of the biggest schools on the face of the planet. "

" The story of 'Libra Scale,' the storyline was created first, and then the music was created around the story line. "

" 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. "

" Getting involved with the Boys and Girls Club helped keep me and my sister from getting in trouble. "

" I write because I actually enjoy writing. It's a plus and a fringe benefit that, you know, I can actually provide for my family and, you know, a few people know my name - that's great. "

" 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. "

" 'Battle: Los Angeles' - I've got to say this was easily one of the most physically trying things that I've ever done in my life because I play a Marine in the film, and they had us training with real live Marines for, like, three weeks. It gave me a whole new respect for just the armed forces, period. "

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

" I've spoken before on how the art of storytelling has been lost a bit. I definitely feel 'Empire' is helping to reprogram us back to that place where we pay attention and invest emotionally in the records and the artists. "

" 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. "

" We're falling into a place where melody is somewhat lacking in music. Everybody feels like, okay, too much melody or too much harmony, and it kind of goes over people's heads; they don't understand it. "

" 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. "

" Hats have been my thing pretty much my whole life but finance has not. I would go to the corner store and buy really cheap baseball style caps and wear those to school. "

" Via social media, I reached out, asking about relationships, dreams, hopes, fears, the whole gambit, and the stories that really resonated with me, I wrote songs about. "

" 'Stomp the Yard' was a great film. It was a great film, great opportunity. It's the reason I live in Atlanta to this day, that film. But as far as acting goes, it wasn't very challenging. I played me. "

" My 'Slide Some Oil' ain't gon' be Nipsey Russell's 'Slide Some Oil.' Elijah Kelley's 'You Can't Win' ain't gon' be Michael Jackson's 'You Can't Win.' "