I've stood the test of time, weathered a lot of storms and hurdled a lot of obstacles.
Ginuwine
The fatherhood thing is easy - when you're there.
R&B touches your heart.
I try to be drama free.
If I don't feel it when I'm sitting there, if it doesn't give me the feeling I got when I heard 'Pony' or 'So Anxious' or 'In Those Jeans,' I scrap it.
I'm laid back, I'm genuine, I'm easy to get along with.
I want to represent my name to the fullest: Ginuwine.
I just like to do things that people can remember, but I wanna always do my own album and make statements.
All my career I've been like a leader, and a lot of people followed what I did.
My heart always likes to give, and if I'm going to help somebody it might as well be someone who can't help themselves.
I don't want to put out a CD of album songs. I'm gunning for every song to be a single.
R&B is everywhere, and I am who I am.
With me and Timbaland, we would always be at the studio, but working separately. He would be doing his thing with the beats and I would be doing my thing writing and then we would both come together and say 'OK, you add this to it and I'll add that to it.'
Once you put your mind to something, your mind is very strong.
I still have my talent, knowledge and I have my work ethic.
When you're doing good, everybody praises you. But when everything's all gone, a lot of people are nowhere to be found. So you always just believe in yourself, do it yourself and you won't be let down.
I don't like the way a lot of music is going these days. No one buys it.
I always felt that I was never acknowledged for a lot of things - award shows, all of that.
I don't think no one out there can entertain better than I can.
I love to stay busy.
That's why I named my album 'The Life,' because it's appreciating life and not taking it for granted and living it day by day.
I thought I could get myself into the music business by doing paralegal work. I was just trying to get in any way I could.
Look at the New Kids on the Block, the Back Street Boys and *NSYNC... all those boy bands happened because of New Edition.
Everybody plays basketball in D.C. Not on a team. Just around the way. Anywhere. I actually loved basketball.
I've always been attracted to acting as soon as I did my first video.
I want to reach back to when R&B meant something, to when it made impressions on people.
When you're doing an album, you need to come up with something new, be creative.
I've grown a lot since my first record came out - even since 'Back II da Basics' was released in 2005.
Anyone should have the right to say no if they don't want someone to kiss them or touch them or date them or anything.
I don't want to change who I am.
I'm a firm believer when I'm doing my job to not want anybody around.
It's good to plan, but you just never know.
We can't control everything in our lives. Sometimes you're No. 2, 3, 4 or 5. That doesn't matter. What matters is that you strive to be No. 1.
Tank is my boy. I'm the first artist he's ever been on the road with. We go all the way back to 'Pony.' He was my background singer on my tour.
I remind myself to stay down to earth so I can keep in touch with my audience.
Differences' is the biggest song in my career. It beat 'Pony,' it beat 'So Anxious' and 'None of Ur Friends Business' as far as popularity and spins.
I've pretty much always been in the limelight. A star in my own right.
Everybody is inspired by someone.
When people come to see me, they'll see what they know me for. Hits from the past, but I always mix in a little something new. New stuff. Old stuff. It creates a great show. There's a lot of crowd participation. A lot of interaction and energy. That's what I do best.
Even though I didn't continue with my therapy, I went to church and received counseling from my pastor and got straight spiritually. I was able to turn away from all those things that were destroying me and finally think clearly.
I'm game for a lot of things. But I won't disrespect myself in any way.
Michael Jackson is the greatest musical influence on me. He's my man. Musically, he is the one artist I want to be like.
I didn't have my mom or my dad or cousins or anybody to guide me. I was around a whole bunch of wolves... I was just like, 'Lord, just guide me and weed these snakes out of my life.'
See, every thing in show business is a lie. It ain't all it's cracked up to be. You are in situations where you are forced to think that you are better than everybody else because of the pedestal the fans place you on. It's a lie. This is just a job, a high-profile job. You have to keep that in perspective and not get caught up in the hype.
Me and my brothers decided to form a group called T.G.T. - Tyrese, Ginuwine and Tank.
Back in the day, when 'Pony' came out, I don't believe there was anyone that could dance like me.
I write the best songs I can.
Well the first record is something that you just put so much into. And the second record, people always talk about the sophomore jinx and everything, but I was still able to get through it and still focus on what I needed to do and make timeless music.
A lot of times, men like to keep stuff in and that's the worst thing that you can do.
As you grow, you learn and talk about different things.
