'Roc The Life' is a song I wrote with The Dream, who made 'Umbrella,' 'Single Ladies' and loads more.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The Hadley Street Dream is a tribute to making a vision come to life. My father built a compound on a dessert city block, he saw something in that space we couldn't see. It was years later the album was born right there on Hadley St. He built the studio I started recording the album at.
Each song has its own life.
It's a songwriter's dream to have a song recorded and run up the charts.
Roc Nation is such an incredible, unique team, especially in the music industry. Everyone genuinely loves and cares about each other.
The songs are inspired by my experiences. Sometimes they are more than my real-life and, conversely, my life is more than just my songs.
I've had quite a lot of luck with dreams. I've often awoken in the night with a phrase or even a whole song in my head.
My template for most songs is 'Is this inspiring?' and with the blues it so often is.
Popular music formed the soundtrack of my life.
My songs are the door to every dream I've ever had and every success I've ever achieved.
'Sweet Dreams' is such a dark-sounding song, but it's about not taking anything for granted; share yourself with others after you have first spent some time with yourself.