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I honed in on a great time, the Motown era, the '60s and '70s. That type of music has always been a staple in my life.

My dad liked a lot of Motown, but I didn't listen to it until my teenage years.

With the '60s era and Motown, my grandparents actually introduced us to that when I was younger, so I grew up listening to the Jackson Five, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Supremes and Diana Ross' solo stuff. I just loved it.

I listened to a lot of Marvin Gaye and Motown records.

Even before coming into the industry, I was a big fan of Motown, the Jackson 5, Gladys Knight, the Temptations, Diana Ross and The Supremes.

Motown will always be a heavy-duty part of my life because those are my roots.

I grew up not far from where Motown was founded, maybe 300 miles from Detroit and I've always liked - I used to like the way they made records. I still do, I just haven't had a chance to hear as much. They used to entertain me.

I grew up listening to oldies, like Motown. That's from my mom.

I love Marvin Gaye. I like jazz and all that stuff.

Motown was about music for all people - white and black, blue and green, cops and the robbers. I was reluctant to have our music alienate anyone.