I am a disco king.
I'm somebody who listens to a lot of funk, a lot of James Brown, and I want to be somebody who contributes all that energy to the mainstream.
Disco was like the celebration of music through dance and my God! When you heard the music sometimes it was like, if you don't get up and dance, you aren't human!
Basically we're a blues oriented rock 'n' roll band… easy to listen to.
I wanted to give people songs like 'Wait a Minute' and 'Formal Invite' for the club, and I also wanted to get real serious and show them my versatility.
My favorite record, growing up, was 'Songs of the Haunted House,' a Disney record that was just wackiness. It's still one of my favorites, actually.
I love James Brown, and as a baby, I was always dancing to James Brown.
There is very little room for humor and personality in hip-hop.
I like 'As Long As You Love Me' and 'Boyfriend' by Justin Bieber. It gets you moving - you just can't help it! And 'Teach Me How To Dougie' gets Zendaya and I every time.
I'm always surprised that I'm still around funk and that people are still into it.
It's like James Brown used to say... I don't know, but whatever I play it's got to be funky.
When I was first going out to funky events, it was a lovely kind of music to dance to - it had such a nice vibe.
Funk is fun. And it's also a state of mind, ... But it's all the ramifications of that state of mind. Once you've done the best you can, funk it!
Bounce music is uptempo, heavy bass, call and response.
I've got soul and I'm super bad.
Disco is funky when you take one record at a time. It's just that they narrowed it down to one beat to try to corner the market on a particular music. And when you do that with rhythm - talk about something that will get on your nerves. Try to make love with one stroke. Somebody will tell you to fax it in.
I love a lot of old disco because it's aerodynamic, smooth, and very seductive.
I like music that is upbeat, such as Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. Or anything disco - I will listen to that, too.
I can't help but love all music, but nu disco is my new favorite.
Whenever I think about funk music, it has a look - and that's how it sounds.
My goal every time I make a record is just to make the funkiest, the best music I could possibly make, both lyrically, and music-wise.
I definitely see myself making classic R&B records with somewhat of a trendy vibe to it. I definitely wouldn't say trap.
What I'm trying to do is put back into rap music what's missing - which is the good part, the fun part, that party part.
Get on up, stay on the scene, get on up, like a sex machine.
Disco existed before we were all born and will exist afterwards. It is a ritual - it is a celebration - and it is the same kind of music that we call disco or rock'n'roll or a whole list of names that we can call it. Call it what you will, nothing will change the fact that certain kinds of music will make you want to celebrate or party.
