Ne-Yo quotes

Ne-Yo is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer known for his smooth vocals and R&B hits. His music has earned him multiple Grammy Awards and a reputation as a leading artist in the contemporary music scene. He continues to influence the industry with his songwriting and distinctive sound. Here are 13 of his quotes:

My mom was the picture of the blue-collar mom: Two and three and four jobs to make sure that me and my sister never needed, that was her thing.

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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.

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I sing because I love singing. I perform because I love performing. I write because I actually enjoy writing.

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I pride myself on being the type of artist who can work half in the R&B world and half in the pop world.

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When you're dressing on a budget, simplicity is key.

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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.

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My style is mainly about comfort. It has to be comfortable, it has to lay right on me, know what I mean?

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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 don't want to call myself a perfectionist because perfection is imperfection.

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Prince is the ultimate performer. Prince is that dude that's going to get on stage by himself, if he need to, but hold you in the palm of his hand. Like, you can't take your eyes off the man when he's on stage, and he could just be sitting there playing his guitar.

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For the first few years of my life my mom used to cut my hair so there were a lot of bowl-cut hair styles.

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