Ginuwine
Absolutely I view life from a different perspective than I did in my past. It's rewarding, to me, because it actually lets me know that I am growing up.
It's important to show love to the people that came before you.
I don't like the way a lot of music is going these days. No one buys it.
People who come to see me have expectations. If I don't live up to those expectations, I'd be a failure.
It's always good to have friends, but it's really about family. When you're younger, that isn't always clear. With friends it's about going out and kicking it. You learn that's not where it ends up.
Look at the New Kids on the Block, the Back Street Boys and *NSYNC... all those boy bands happened because of New Edition.
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.
I know music is just powerful in itself and to have someone say the words that I sat down and wrote changed their life or made them feel a certain way, that hits something in you.
You've gotta be humble. That's what I've been throughout my whole career.
I like to make songs that are gonna be here for a long time, not for five months that they play on the radio.
I like to get judged on my talent and, when you see me, how I look.
One of my daughters wants to act, but none of them sing - well, one of them sings but she's got some ways to go. I love her acting. I'm actually trying to put her in some classes and everything so she can learn the art of acting. I don't want her to get no parts because her dad is Ginuwine. I want her to earn it.
I think everyone should aspire to be someone great, and that was one of the greats. Aaliyah was one of the great ones.
Aaliyah was in a class by herself.
R&B is everywhere, and I am who I am.
I'm a firm believer when I'm doing my job to not want anybody around.
I don't like to go out a lot. It's trouble.
I really admire other voices.
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 don't want to put out a CD of album songs. I'm gunning for every song to be a single.
I'm glad I was part of history, here long after I'm gone.
It is my duty to bring awareness to people in need.
Anything that's going to continue to keep you out there as an artist, you've got to appreciate and embrace it.
It's just a good thing to be a part of history and a lot of people will not be able to say that.
R&B touches your heart.
I never wanted to be flavour of the month.
Me and my brothers decided to form a group called T.G.T. - Tyrese, Ginuwine and Tank.
I still have my talent, knowledge and I have my work ethic.
That's what people love and respect about me. I'm going to give you 100 percent.
I think any smart businessman would go where the money is bigger, but I also feel like you don't forget your roots either.
You don't alienate the people that helped you and started you out.
I can take truth.
A lot of people bit into Timbaland's sounds.
In acting you have to not be yourself. It's like whatever character is put on, you have to just to turn into that person.
I've been to acting coaches and everything, but they had to open me up and all that, so now I'm getting better with it.
Tyrese is my boy.
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 want to represent my name to the fullest: Ginuwine.
All my career I've been like a leader, and a lot of people followed what I did.
I really want to be different.
A show isn't just a show, a show is entertainment; it's modeling, acting, singing and dancing all ripped into one, with the little time that we have to do it.
I just like to do things that people can remember, but I wanna always do my own album and make statements.
Relationships are something I know about.
I never claimed to be the best singer, I never claimed to be the best dancer, but I do claim to be the person that can put them together best.Collection: Dancer
I feel like I put it together better than anybody else. I don't feel like I'm the best dancer. I don't feel like I'm the best singer. I don't feel like I'm the best looking. I feel like I'm the best at putting it all together.Collection: Dancer
The only thing that's new is the internet! But the problems and issues that all the kids go through now, it's nothing different! It's funny how your kid can come home and tell you something and you can tell them almost how it's going to play out. It's crazy, I be like 'Wow, am I that old?' But you've seen it before, and it's the same thing.Collection: Crazy
Someone has to really like you to go out there and physically get your CD. Shout out to everybody who actually paid for the CD. A lot of people don't realize that's how we live, that's our job. When we people take music from us, that's just like taking food off of our table and it's not cool. It's a lot of blood, sweat and tears that goes into the music and those lyrics. To have people just go and steal it, it doesn't feel well.Collection: Jobs
For me, I feel like if a woman doesn't find me attractive 'cause I'm taking care of myself, then that's not the woman I want.Collection: Care
I'm older now, and I been through that, like, 'Stop. Tell the truth, what I need to do?' And I think that's important, as far as artist, for me to stand for what I believe in, And a lot of times people don't like that, you know what I'm saying. You become a troubled artist, or, 'You don't listen,' but as long as I say 'Yeah, I'll do it!' I'm a good person.Collection: Believe