I mean whatever I do it's important that I put my stamp on it and keep it in my world, whether I'm doing a dance track or something like the Russian album for example.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I always try to put something personal on my albums just to give people out there a little piece of my history and how I got where I am and who I am.
I document my life and archive the things that are important and remind me of what my specific energy brings to the world.
I don't just write hits for myself, or for other artists, or to just be writing it. I write it because I was born to do this. I was given this gift, and I'm making the most of my opportunity.
That was probably the stamp that went into my mind, because I worked in television for many years, doing that kind of music, so that really was my strong forte.
I don't care what people do. I don't care how people remember my albums. I do them for my own reasons.
I do like to keep mementos from my work, whether they be photos, the backs of make-up chairs or even props and clothes.
My mother always told me, even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something of your own to it. I'd like to think I did that.
But I always held my music up and protected it from compromise. So I just do it for my friends. I've written hundreds of songs, and I'm sure I have a few albums worth of songs.
I don't care if it's somebody else's song. Most of the time, you'll find that I'll put my own stamp on it. But I started writing more because, you know, it's easy to regurgitate what somebody else is doing, but it's exciting to be able to come up with your own writing.
I'm never in my life going to do a record that's a tribute to myself. I don't need it.