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I wanted to make an album that takes a journey through all my favorite periods in music and then culminates in something that will most likely end my career.

Most of all I want to make pop music that has something real behind it.

I'd love to do a live album, like a little bit old school but still progressive, influenced maybe by more electronic music. I like everything, but I don't know anything about music. So it comes in to a lot of different ingredients. I love hip hop.

I want to make an album with just great beats and big vocals and just amazing lyrics.

I want to make big-sounding pop records.

My next record I really just want it to be a collection of great songs, classic songs in a way.

I'd like to do a pop album with an R and B influence. I definitely want to have those big ballads with the uptempo hits as well.

I always want to make an album that lets people immerse in it, kind of like you get caught up in a good movie.

I don't live in the past or focus on making new songs sound like my old stuff; it would be stupid, and I don't think anyone would like it.

I wanted to make an album that melodically people can connect to; something that reflects our times and the kinds of difficulties we face.