R&B Singers Quotes

I'm coming from a Ginuwine and Usher background: slow and smooth songs. And that's why I really connected to Sam Cooke, because he was just very smooth. It's not like the James Brown types, which is all great stuff, but he was totally set apart from those guys.

I love Alicia Keys, Chris Brown, Usher, Mariah Carey... all that stuff.

I would actually like to play Bobby Brown. To me, he was just the King of R&B at one point.

My favorite soul artist, I would have to say D'Angelo. That's R&B, soul. Trap artist, I would probably have to say...Young Thug.

When it comes to R&B singers, people think of soft men and technically I am not a soft man, not your typically R&B cat, so with a song like 'Ice Box' I wanted to be the voice for others.

I love Aaliyah, I love Brandy, I love Monica.

Now ballads, I can mess around and get up on somebody on a ballad. People ain't seen it yet, but I can mess around and get up in there. I've had Ruben Studdard up in my house, Brian McKnight, Tank. Every once in a while I throw down with them.

You don't want R&B singers to get into beef. Leave that to the rappers, let them do that - R&B, be classy.

I'm a big R&B guy. I'm a huge R. Kelly fan.

Only black people in the whole neighborhood, so let's break it down: Me, I'm a decent comedian, I'm a'ight. Mary J. Blige, one of the greatest R&B singers to ever walk the Earth. Jay-Z, one of the greatest rappers to ever live. Eddie Murphy, one of the funniest actors to ever, ever do it. Do you know what the white man that lives next door to me does for a living? He's a f*****g dentist.

There's a lot of young females doing R&B in England who are extremely talented and deserve more light on their stories.

I love Jidenna and Leon Bridges.

Marvin Gaye is an inspiration to me. He was one of the first Motown musicians that my mom and dad introduced me to, and I always thought it would be a good idea if I was ever an artist, and now I am, to make a record called 'Marvin Gaye.'

I'd like to say I'm R&B's savior.

Lauryn Hill. I admire her bravery and her strength. Hands down to the queen.

I grew up listening to Mary J. Blige's music. When I initially met her, it was like, 'Oh, wow. I'm meeting this woman whose music was the soundtrack of my college years.'

I miss Lisa 'Left Eye' every day. Watched her VH1 special many times. A tragedy. But I didn't see the movie based on her.

I think singing and acting go hand in hand. Take an R&B singer: one song says, 'I love you,' the next is, 'Baby, don't leave me', the next is, 'If you leave me I don't care.' You have to drop in and out of different perspectives.

I drew a lot of inspiration from the Ginuwines, the Ushers, the Michael Jacksons, the James Browns, Sam Cooke.

Me and my brothers decided to form a group called T.G.T. - Tyrese, Ginuwine and Tank.

I think everyone should aspire to be someone great, and that was one of the greats. Aaliyah was one of the great ones.

I love TLC and Aaliyah and all those early-millennial R&B singers.

Jeremih is a dope artist.

I'm a big fan of skilled singers. Some of my favorites are Cee-Lo Green, Donny Hathaway, James Fauntleroy, and Kim Burrell.

I love SZA. She's great.