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I grew up in the '90s, and I loved Nirvana.

I grew up listening to Nirvana and then went through some bad '90s pop stuff - a lot of Australian one-hit wonders.

I grew up listening to a lot of different types of music, and R&B in particular was something that I loved - Aaliyah, Usher, Alicia Keys, TLC.

I love '90s grunge and punk.

I like Nirvana, but I couldn't say that I was influenced by them. I like to tell a story.

And if I'm honest about it, I was obsessed with Nirvana and Pearl Jam. This is like '92, right in the throes of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam and Nirvana. I think I probably wanted to be Kurt Cobain.

I like a lot of old-school R&B, soul, and classic rock.

Nirvana was huge, but it didn't appeal to everyone.

As far as R&B, I listen to a lot of old school like the Temptations and Chris Brown.

Nirvana was pop. You can have distorted guitars and people say it's alternative, but you can't break out of pop music's constructs and still get extensive radio play and media coverage.