WEBVTT - Tamia Interview

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<v Speaker 1>Real people, real celebrity joined the Breakfast morning. Everybody is

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<v Speaker 1>DJ Envy Angela, Ye, Charlomagne the guy. We are the

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<v Speaker 1>Breakfast Club. Have a young lady in the building. Ye,

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<v Speaker 1>what's up to Mia? Feeling good? You like the og

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<v Speaker 1>real real basketball wife? Yes, absolutely, yes, before it was

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not gonna say before it was popular to do

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<v Speaker 1>so I get before we came around show. Yeah that's true. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>married grandad was sixteen years Yes, she to think about it,

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<v Speaker 1>she said, what's here? Yeah, well you know we've been

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<v Speaker 1>together almost twenty so yeah wow, sope. Yeah, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>also your birthday this week, right, isn't up? Yeah? What

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<v Speaker 1>are you guys gonna do? Um? We are going away.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna go um to the exhumers. I love the

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<v Speaker 1>water of the beach, the birth right. Yes, yes, oh

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<v Speaker 1>you you have entered vintage vagina. Absolutely when any woman

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<v Speaker 1>that's over, I'm aware of this. Thank you. Okay, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>but congratulations to YouTube for both still being a power coup.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, and to him for finally making in a

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<v Speaker 1>video a couple of years ago. He did very quickly

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<v Speaker 1>that yes, he's never like um to me, and why

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<v Speaker 1>can't I be like your love interest. For the most part,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of the songs that I've done have been

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<v Speaker 1>sort of like I'm over you, you know. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>So that was the one song that it was actually

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<v Speaker 1>like a good a good song. So he just made

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<v Speaker 1>a cameo at the end. Are you the reason he's

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<v Speaker 1>never gone broke? I mean, I know he's a smart guy,

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<v Speaker 1>went to Duke and all. You know, now he's he's

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<v Speaker 1>very conservative. Yeah, he doesn't have any you know, vices

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<v Speaker 1>in terms, he doesn't like cars or you know, anything

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<v Speaker 1>really kind of expensive, so he keeps all his money. Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 1>So who's the one that's the extraffigant win? Is that you?

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<v Speaker 1>That would be me the Taurus. But still I'm sort

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<v Speaker 1>of I'm really a homebody as well, but I do

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<v Speaker 1>like nice things. He can kind of tolerate, He can

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<v Speaker 1>put up with anything. Okay, yeah, we're probably me. He

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<v Speaker 1>not keeping spicy after solo sixteen years, y'all dress up.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe they don't even sleep in the same room exactly,

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<v Speaker 1>change you're definitely yes, absolutely, Well, you know, I think obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>I think communication, you know, um, put it here, put

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<v Speaker 1>it there her, that works. Um. But you know, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>they they find love through their eyes and we find

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<v Speaker 1>love through our ears. So you have to talk to

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<v Speaker 1>me a little bit, and I have to show you

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<v Speaker 1>a little something there that's interesting. This is your first

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<v Speaker 1>album in a while. Um yeah, So Beautiful Surprise was

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<v Speaker 1>three years ago, okay, and now love Life. Yeah, the

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<v Speaker 1>first album, this album, So Beautiful Surprise. I was independent

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<v Speaker 1>and then on def Jam. Now for this project, or

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<v Speaker 1>made you come back to the major label? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>major labels suck. Now. It's not like you don't say

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<v Speaker 1>that to me. They're kind of like a I use

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<v Speaker 1>them like a rich uncle. You know. Yeah, it's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like a we have a joint venture, so I

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<v Speaker 1>still have my company as well. So, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>but they've been really awesome. I know it goes against

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<v Speaker 1>the establishment, but they've kind of let me just do

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<v Speaker 1>my thing to rich uncle, meaning you take money, don't

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<v Speaker 1>get back. Uh yes, oh yeah, that but I you know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's why we're partners in it. So did your husband

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<v Speaker 1>ever would be like, man, chill out, man, I'm rich.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't got to get back on that road radio

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<v Speaker 1>and that No. No, he knows how much I love music,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, it's not really all about the money.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, obviously a check, it's good. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I love music, I love performing, I love touching people

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<v Speaker 1>through music, and I think that it's important that I

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<v Speaker 1>have something that's my thing as well. And it's popping already,

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<v Speaker 1>like that's this thing I have my thing, And I

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<v Speaker 1>think that also keeps things spicy as well. Were you,

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<v Speaker 1>um uh cautious about dating a ball player back in

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<v Speaker 1>the day? Um? You know this was before social media, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>Basketball Wives and all of those things. So, um, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. You know, you know how we met. I

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<v Speaker 1>saw Anita Baker at at a Soul Train music award. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and she said, I'm telling you now, and she said,

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<v Speaker 1>I know this guy that'd be great for you. And

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<v Speaker 1>she had spoken to him at some party or something

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<v Speaker 1>and somehow my name came up, so I kind of

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of met him through a friend. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>what do you think about Basketball Wives? Now? You mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>it the show? What do you got a yea? Is

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<v Speaker 1>it still on? They just put out the trailer for

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<v Speaker 1>the season. Okay, they just put out they just put

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<v Speaker 1>out the trailer. Okay, I didn't see it. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>because you once said that wasn't reality. Um it wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>our reality? No, yeah, I mean you know it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>obviously it's really their reality. But um, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think everyone has things that could do well on television

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<v Speaker 1>in their life. Um, you know that's kind of salacious enough.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just do you want to do that? They have

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<v Speaker 1>approached you. Yeah, absolutely all the time. Really yea, even

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<v Speaker 1>now even but you guys could have your own show absolutely,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and I could see that happening. Yeah, um no, no, no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely not um because you spotlight so uh yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 1>we just it's just not something you know that that

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<v Speaker 1>we're into. Um, you know, yeah, never gonna happen, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think so okay. No. Jermane Precor produced your single Still,

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<v Speaker 1>and he said that Sierra stolen is that what he's

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<v Speaker 1>used it for her song? I bet the beat. I

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<v Speaker 1>have to listen to it. I didn't. I didn't I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't write I didn't write it, so nobody I listened

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<v Speaker 1>to it. No, I listened to the song, but I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't hear that. I didn't hear that. I didn't hear

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<v Speaker 1>the connection with still, So I have to listen to

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<v Speaker 1>it even more to hear the connection with Still. So

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<v Speaker 1>we're Claire. Yeah, yeah, do you like the music? I do? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>she's a sweet, sweet girl. Yeah, I'm just trying to

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<v Speaker 1>clean it up for Yeah, she's very nice, beautiful girl. No,

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<v Speaker 1>she's she's really nice. She's looked over here, like, so

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<v Speaker 1>let's go. But you are back on the road now

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<v Speaker 1>doing shows and everything, getting ready to promote this album

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<v Speaker 1>that's coming out in June. Yeah, June ninth. Yeah, so

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<v Speaker 1>I'm back kind of performing and and doing promo and

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<v Speaker 1>things like that. So where did you film the video?

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<v Speaker 1>But we filmed the video somewhere in California. Okay, it

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<v Speaker 1>looks like it's somewhere completely different. I was like, where

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<v Speaker 1>is it. Yeah, it's somewhere in California, on the side

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<v Speaker 1>road somewhere. Even't it a little harder to promote now

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<v Speaker 1>because back in the day it was just all about

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<v Speaker 1>the music. But now people want to know so much

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<v Speaker 1>about your personal life. They want you to be transparent,

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<v Speaker 1>right it is. I mean it's certainly changed. And as

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<v Speaker 1>an artist, it's hard to find that sort of fine

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<v Speaker 1>line between, you know, wanting to share things and still

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<v Speaker 1>wanting to be your own person and knowing when to stop.

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<v Speaker 1>And as a parent, as well, knowing how much to

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<v Speaker 1>share and how much not. You know, I don't have

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<v Speaker 1>a thirteen year old and a seven year old. Then

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<v Speaker 1>they're already embarrassed of us because we're their parents. Oh

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<v Speaker 1>it's a good one. Just wait, yeah, they're they're you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just we're their parents, so you know, um, so for

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<v Speaker 1>them as well, it's just, you know, a matter of

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<v Speaker 1>knowing when to pull back on sharing certain things. You

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<v Speaker 1>were asking a question this one and on the topic

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<v Speaker 1>on the radio was have you ever what's the freakiest

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<v Speaker 1>thing you ever seen your parents do? Everybody was calling

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<v Speaker 1>in saying how they caught their mom and dad having sex. No,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't see. My mom was a single mom, so

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't see any of that. The kids haven't ran

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<v Speaker 1>up on you, And if they did, they didn't say

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<v Speaker 1>anything about it. They'll probably call it ten years from now.

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<v Speaker 1>Daddy told me you up. We had a we had

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<v Speaker 1>a random conversation the other day in my house. We

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<v Speaker 1>were listening to Tamiya and we were talking about that

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<v Speaker 1>So into You song and when it first came out,

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<v Speaker 1>because then we had a debate, like, no, it came

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<v Speaker 1>out earlier than that, but then fab took it and

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<v Speaker 1>made it am I guess it was. You had your

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<v Speaker 1>single and then he made it his single, which was

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<v Speaker 1>a little different years later. Yeah, so so I was like, no,

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<v Speaker 1>that song is way more recent, like no the original. Yes. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so Tim and bobbing myself and we we we wrote

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<v Speaker 1>um so into You and then fab redid the song

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<v Speaker 1>over at Electra. Yeah, like maybe six years that's good,

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<v Speaker 1>whole check. It gave it a whole another new life.

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<v Speaker 1>You were in a video and everything off fabs. Yes. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and then I went and I sort of resang my parts. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>When you do songs with guys like fab just Grant

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<v Speaker 1>come on set. You know. No, no, no, he does

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<v Speaker 1>it usually, you know. Usually it was during the season, so,

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<v Speaker 1>um no he doesn't. He didn't. He didn't come to Sandwi,

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<v Speaker 1>Gnnesota either. The new single single, Oh yeah, yeah, he

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<v Speaker 1>didn't come to that either. I would diagnosed with MS. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>explain to everybody what MS is. Oh, okay, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's kind of a lot of things. It's one of

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<v Speaker 1>those things where it's In two thousand and three, I

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<v Speaker 1>was diagnosed with multiple scirrols is um It's an autoimmune disease,

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<v Speaker 1>so it kind of attacks your immune system, but it

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<v Speaker 1>mimics a lot of other things like lupus and things

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<v Speaker 1>like that. So um, and everyone's different. How did you know? Uh?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I was promoting I think officially missing you,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was really tired, which we all are, so

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<v Speaker 1>that wasn't a clear symptom to me. Um and um.

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<v Speaker 1>I was really sensitive to heat, so I would get

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<v Speaker 1>really heated and kind of neurologically kind of lose my

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<v Speaker 1>function to like writeing things like that. And so that's

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<v Speaker 1>where I really started to think that something was wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>One of my really good friends is diagnosed with MS,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's been really bad because she has two kids, right,

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<v Speaker 1>and she's so bad that she can't really even walk

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<v Speaker 1>down the black It takes it like an hour just

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<v Speaker 1>to walk down one black. Yeah, and she has to

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<v Speaker 1>take all these different hormones. It's been really tough for her.

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<v Speaker 1>But then Montell was on here the other day. Obviously

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<v Speaker 1>he said he smokes weed. He definitely helps him out

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. No the voice, and she seems pretty good, right.

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<v Speaker 1>Rihanna's vocals were bad for a minute, but they sounded better.

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<v Speaker 1>They sound really good now, So how do you cope

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<v Speaker 1>with it? Um, well, you know, I think with Montell

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<v Speaker 1>he has he has pain, and so I think the

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<v Speaker 1>weed is good for the pain. Right. Um, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>have pain or anything like that. And I've been actually

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<v Speaker 1>very good. I do a lot of like homeopathic things,

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<v Speaker 1>and I have a regular doctor and I have a

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<v Speaker 1>homeopathic doctor, so, um, we do different types of of

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<v Speaker 1>you know, therapies and things like that. So I've been

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<v Speaker 1>good since two thousand and three. That's great. And my

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<v Speaker 1>family had a rough time and her husband's cheating on

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<v Speaker 1>her and oh yeah, and stress exacerbates everything, right, And

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<v Speaker 1>then she felt like she couldn't do anything about it

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<v Speaker 1>because she can't really even like, you know, how old

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<v Speaker 1>is she. Um, she's probably like thirty four or something.

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<v Speaker 1>She's pretty young. Still. She was actually hiring quaw girls

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<v Speaker 1>off of a website that stress and yeah, that's stress.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, stress will kill you. I could they have sex, though, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't want to ask your girlfriend sex while she's

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<v Speaker 1>battling something like him herds it. I mean, she's been

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<v Speaker 1>having a really rough time, like she can't pick her

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<v Speaker 1>kids up. She feels you know, she can't. Yeah, but

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<v Speaker 1>she doesn't want to leave her husband because She's really

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<v Speaker 1>nervous about it because she's like, now, what am I

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to do? You know, it's not like you. It

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<v Speaker 1>don't sound like he was emotionally sheet. It sound like

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<v Speaker 1>he was just orders to get by. I mean relationships,

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<v Speaker 1>and yeah, I mean relationships have ups and downs. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if I can't, if I can't give you

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<v Speaker 1>something for a little bit, you don't have to like

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<v Speaker 1>hold off for a second. I'm gonna try and pull

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<v Speaker 1>it together and then we're gonna get back on track.

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<v Speaker 1>You've never had you guys have never had any like

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<v Speaker 1>bad public scandals or anything. She's fantastic. Yeah, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>good like relationship goals as people say, Yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>every relationship has ups and downs and and and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>roller coaster rides. But yeah, I mean he's he's awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>He supports me, Um, I support him. Obviously. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>the same girl I was that you know, twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>when we got married, and he's not the same guy.

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<v Speaker 1>And we you know, our dreams change, our goals constantly change,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's all about supporting each other and and and

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<v Speaker 1>and being there for each other. And you both have

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<v Speaker 1>still been successful in working so that helps too. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it does. You've had to fight a white girl's white

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<v Speaker 1>girls love. No, no, they they've never tried it. But

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<v Speaker 1>to me, it was also that check that everybody was on,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I'm saying. So that had to be

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<v Speaker 1>hard for him too. I'm sure. No, everybody is pretty much.

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<v Speaker 1>They're pretty respectful. I mean, if something happens and somebody

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<v Speaker 1>says something, or it's a girl, then you know he

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<v Speaker 1>has to politely say hey, or if it's a guy,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I need to kind of you know, check it. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we're working with It's a nice way you can do it.

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<v Speaker 1>You're working with Tricky Stewart now, right, I did. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I worked with him again. I actually worked with him

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<v Speaker 1>on my very first project. Really yeah yeah, wow, Yeah

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<v Speaker 1>he's been Do you feel like you have to adapt

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<v Speaker 1>to whatever the sound is now? Not necessarily No. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that, Um, that's kind of where artists kind of

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<v Speaker 1>fall in a trap. I think you kind of you

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<v Speaker 1>have to stay true to who you are as a sound,

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<v Speaker 1>and vocally you can kind of, you know, you can

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<v Speaker 1>kind of vocally adapt, but you should never kind of

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<v Speaker 1>change who you are. Did you ever come to you

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<v Speaker 1>with records already written like and it's like twerque, twerque twerk. No,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean you know I might be able to twerk,

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<v Speaker 1>but I mean you know, it's just as I'm working on.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm working on it's not cute right now. Um but

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<v Speaker 1>um yeah, I think you know it's it's no no one,

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<v Speaker 1>no one. They've never sent that to me. Now, how

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<v Speaker 1>did you when Quincy Jones get cool? Because I always

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<v Speaker 1>remember the cues? Duke? Yeah, yeah, Um, you know, when

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<v Speaker 1>I was nineteen, I got to um, he had a

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<v Speaker 1>song called you Put a Move on My Heart and

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<v Speaker 1>I got to go in and kind of audition for it,

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<v Speaker 1>and um, he liked it and he took me all

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<v Speaker 1>over the world. Yow. Yeah, I'm surprised you never wrote

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<v Speaker 1>a book on just how to you know, maintain a

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<v Speaker 1>great relationship, great career'all together for a long time. Grant

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<v Speaker 1>and I, yes, yeah, you know, we talk about it. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, maybe one day, but we're trying to live

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<v Speaker 1>our life, let alone tell someone else how to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you a sports fanatic? No, I'm not a sports fanatic.

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<v Speaker 1>His mom and dad are. Um, if there's anything going on,

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<v Speaker 1>they're like, oh we're are we going to dinner, we

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<v Speaker 1>can't go because the game is on. Like, so, um,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not and I'm not sure he is either. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure about that. He played basketball for a

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<v Speaker 1>long time. Point I was like, grant time, say, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>smarter than that. You know, I'm not gonna make a

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<v Speaker 1>man stop doing what he loves, just you know, that

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<v Speaker 1>has to be his decision, because I don't want him

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<v Speaker 1>ten years later going you made me stop. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>his knees had had to hurt, so he stopped when

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<v Speaker 1>zom like that last season in the league paying for

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<v Speaker 1>this trip, Yeah, it's like, okay, this is one more years, months,

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<v Speaker 1>six more months. You got it in. You can do it.

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<v Speaker 1>So y'all don't sit around and watch sports all day

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<v Speaker 1>because I always I know, guys, I've dated that all

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<v Speaker 1>they do is watch sports and all the time. Now, No,

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't he I mean he he does some things

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<v Speaker 1>now for the NBA, um for for and for March Madness,

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<v Speaker 1>So I think you know he watches that for that.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, we don't really, not not really. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>what do y'all watch at home? Um? Okay, so the

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<v Speaker 1>children take over the television most of the time, and um,

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<v Speaker 1>they're usually wanting us to watch them do something, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>some sort of acting, singing something. So okay, that's nice. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't really and we live in Florida, so we

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<v Speaker 1>like to be outside. And um and Grant, if Grant

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<v Speaker 1>sits down near television, he's definitely fallen asleep. He's not

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<v Speaker 1>watching TV. He's fallen grandparents already. Well, when we're at home,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we travel a lot, and we're both sort

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<v Speaker 1>of you know, working, and we take the kids all

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<v Speaker 1>over as well. So when we are at home, our

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<v Speaker 1>home life is very kind of calm and quiet. Nothing

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<v Speaker 1>wrong with a little porn name Watch Not Together, No Separately.

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<v Speaker 1>Album is Love Life, yea is it? What is it

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<v Speaker 1>going to be like autobiographical in a way. It's so yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's sort of about loving life and and about love life.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's a lot of songs that are you know,

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<v Speaker 1>love songs, and um, it's kind of just a happy album. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not as deep and dark as maybe, um, some

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<v Speaker 1>of my other ones. It's kind of in a better place,

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<v Speaker 1>is it. We're doing like deeper, darker music when you're

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<v Speaker 1>actually pretty happy and not really I mean, music sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>is almost like acting. It's just you know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>artists we we um, you know, we're very sensitive. If

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<v Speaker 1>you start crying, I'm gonna start crying. I don't even

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<v Speaker 1>know why. I'm just gonna start crying. So you could

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<v Speaker 1>tell me a story and I can feel it in

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<v Speaker 1>a way that I can really you know, relate to

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<v Speaker 1>it and sing about it, even though I have no

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<v Speaker 1>idea what it feels like to have gone through that.

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<v Speaker 1>So tap into your emotion. Yeah, yeah, so um yeah, So,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, sometimes there are things that I that I

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<v Speaker 1>that I've personally gone through. And then sometimes there are

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<v Speaker 1>things that I write about that maybe someone's told me

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<v Speaker 1>or um, you know, girlfriend said something and it triggered

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<v Speaker 1>something and and it you know, she'll never know it

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<v Speaker 1>was What are your rules for dating for your daughter

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<v Speaker 1>for your thirteen years? Never never know? On the phone,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure no with guys, she was sneaking out her health,

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<v Speaker 1>Say thirteen, I said. When I was in high school, Yes, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>and go to the club. No we're we're not. We're

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<v Speaker 1>not doing that right now, absolutely, So what's the asia

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<v Speaker 1>she can do? Oh? I don't know. I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to think that. I dearly don't I mean you know, yeah, yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't. What do you think about R and B? Now,

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<v Speaker 1>um well, I definitely think there is good R and

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<v Speaker 1>B out there. I think, um well, I think bout

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<v Speaker 1>ye Wait a minute, and what kind of interview? Um, well,

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<v Speaker 1>you know listen, Um it's okay, yeah, okay, I can't

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<v Speaker 1>I can't think off the top of my head, but

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<v Speaker 1>there is you know, there's a lot we like a

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<v Speaker 1>gal I like me, go, I love me gown, yes

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<v Speaker 1>and thank you. Okay, um, it's very good. Kendrick Lamar

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, and what do we say that is ok?

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<v Speaker 1>Hip hops August so yeah, and let us see and

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<v Speaker 1>people like that, like you know Anthony Hamilton. Okay, we're like, yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you can use sixteen year career. As anybody ever said

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<v Speaker 1>to me, you're too happy because you got to think

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the Mary je obliges and the keys your goals,

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<v Speaker 1>they go through heartbreak and they too happy. You can't

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<v Speaker 1>sing about your marriage and being having children? Well, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean I would, I guess I would tell them, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I still live my life just because I choose not to, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, sing about it. Obviously, there's things that I've

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<v Speaker 1>gone through whether it's health wise or you know, family

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<v Speaker 1>things that you know, I just don't display it. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>and I choose to be happy, point blank. Period. That's

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<v Speaker 1>it officially was a heart like yeah, that's your heart. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, And when I sing songs like Stranger and Me,

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<v Speaker 1>I look at the audience and someone's like crying. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I know, I'm sort of just used as a vessel.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't necessarily have to go through that, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>through me and the music, you know, I'm helping them

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<v Speaker 1>sort of deal with it in a way. Are there

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<v Speaker 1>songs that you perform that you cried during? Yeah, all

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<v Speaker 1>the time, strang Stranger in my house? Um no, well no,

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<v Speaker 1>don't help her out. Which songs did you cry to? Um?

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<v Speaker 1>It depends. It depends on what's going on in the audience,

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<v Speaker 1>like you know, Um, sometimes me, you know, someone might

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<v Speaker 1>say something or I might look out there if I,

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, if I see you crying or doing something,

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<v Speaker 1>yeah I might, I might. Great, Daniel, Yeah, Yeah, we

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate sensitive. Thank you. You know. The people from def

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<v Speaker 1>Jam was like to me, it's boring, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, exciting. I'm like, I can be boring boring, boring.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh well, thank you, thank you. Let me talk to I.

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<v Speaker 1>See now they are acting like a label. See no,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm excited. We never had a chance to meet

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<v Speaker 1>you before. I'm glad to be here. Every morning when

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<v Speaker 1>we work out, we listen. It's nice, all right. Well

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<v Speaker 1>Tamia is the breakfast Club. Good morning,