When I wrote 'Marvin Gaye,' my whole intention was to make a record that people would put on a record player... and just instantly make out with each other.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I knew I wanted to make a concept record in song-cycle form, like my favorite Marvin Gaye records where everything just continuously flows.
Marvin Gaye is an inspiration to me. He was one of the first Motown musicians that my mom and dad introduced me to, and I always thought it would be a good idea if I was ever an artist, and now I am, to make a record called 'Marvin Gaye.'
I'm a huge Marvin Gaye fan.
It took a long while for me to even put out a record because there were so many options of how to do a song, and in some respects, I'm never totally happy with the outcome.
When Marvin Gaye made his music, he evoked this feeling that would reach everybody.
Oddly, when I started to make the record, I wasn't aware I was making a record. I just was sort of disgusted with the whole thing and sequestered myself in the basement and started playing the piano just for something to do.
I listened to a lot of Marvin Gaye and Motown records.
People love their favorite records. And I aspire to make a record someone might be able to love in that way.
I started being a songwriter pretending I could do it, and it turned out I could.
It's not my style to be thinking about what a record is while I'm making it: I just write songs.