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I want to make a pop album - something more upbeat than my stuff was in the '90s.

I've always loved soul, R&B, doo-wop and blues, and I've wanted to make a record like that for years.

When I do uptempo songs, I like to bring in the funk and world music and different elements.

If I do something related to English music, it will be definitely in the direction of R&B and pop.

When we do R&B midtempos or ballads, there's an Underdogs sound.

I'd always wanted to do an R&B and soul record; a friend with a studio asked to come by and record a couple of songs, maybe just make a 45. Then the songs started to pour out, and pretty soon we had eight or 10 songs down.

My music is a direct reflection of the eclectic person I am. I don't like to be stuck in an R&B box.

I tend to gravitate toward ballads and mid-tempo songs.

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

I don't just do power ballads. I have a lot of up-tempo stuff, too - like 'Can't Fight the Moonlight.'