I'm definitely inspired by Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, James Brown, Lauryn Hill.
I listen to everything from The Cure and The Clash to Prince and George Clinton.
I listen to oldies but goodies stations, '60s and '70s music.
I love music. I love going out dancing.
When I do listen to music a lot of times I listen to old school music, I'm talking about Earth, Wind & Fire, I'm talking about the Isley Brothers, the O'Jays. It just eases my mind.
I grew up on R&B and soul, so that backbone is always there.
I do dance music, and I can be pretty camp myself from time to time.
Disco is just jitterbug.
I've always gravitated towards the beats, obviously. And when I was growing up, I always loved funk music or even - dare I say it - disco.
I grew up in Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, and my mom and pop had an extensive record collection, so Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder and all of those sounds and souls of Motown filled the house.
I started listening to old school R&B artists like Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, and Donny Hathaway when I was in 6th grade.
I was a clubber in the Nineties. I went dancing every week.
Before hip-hop existed, we were listening to soul songs from the '70s. I grew up with Motown, Elton John, and the Beatles. To me, that's good music.
The 1970s was probably the most exciting decade to be a teenager, from discovering Little Richard at the end of the 1960s to glam rock to punk rock to electro music. So much happened in that 10-year span. There were so many musical revolutions. Some were happening at the same time. You had disco going on behind punk. You had Michael Jackson. You had the Sex Pistols.
I love music and songwriters from the '60s and '70s.
From a musical standpoint, I was inspired by '90s hip hop, with a lot of drums and the tempos. I'm always inspired by David Bowie and Prince.
I get a lot of my inspiration from the Jackson 5 and Luther Vandross.
I miss the 80's as well, it was a truly great decade for music.
There was no match for Barry White. His music is just going to live forever. It's not limited to disco or soul or hip-hop or anything.
I never really did any disco dancing.
I honed in on a great time, the Motown era, the '60s and '70s. That type of music has always been a staple in my life.
Since I was a child, I always loved music that made me want to dance. As a teenager, I used to dance the night away to electronic music.
I'm not a big disco guy.
When we bemoan the lost golden age of music, it's worth remembering that mainstream radio listeners of the '60s and '70s, particularly in Canada, missed out on an outpouring of brilliant R&B music.
You had to read what I wrote if you lived in L.A. in 1975 and cared about pop music.
