I make soul music for hip-hop heads. It's music I'd want to sample if I were a rapper..

Barry White is my musical hero. He was the guy who you danced to in the club and then when you took your lady home to the bedroom, you listened to hi….

A lot of people think I live in a soul bubble..

I was really fortunate growing up to have a broad musical education. My parents listened to all kinds of music, rock, soul, Motown, jazz, Frank Sinat….

I love doing things that people don't expect..

That's one of the most important things to me is that Detroit and Ann Arbor got my back. If you don't have hometown love, then what's the point?.

I DJ all the time, as much as I possibly can. I'll never stop. That's my security blanket, that's what I'm good at. I still consider myself a better ….

I never have, but I would love to pick R. Kelly's brain..

I'm trying to just drop so much music that people cannot ignore it..

Even when I was a hip-hop DJ I always kept it classy. The motto is always 'flashy but classy.' You've got to be original and stand out from the crowd….

A big part of the Motown formula was, they took music and turned it into this sort of automotive assembly line. They were cranking out 10 songs a day….

Marvin Gaye was the ultimate ladies' man and a big part of that was the way he dressed. If you're having trouble getting ladies, step your suit game ….

I was a hip-hop head. When I really found my own lane in music, it was hip-hop. I wanted to make hip-hop music. And I did, I made a lot of hip-hop mu….

My dad taught me to play bass. He's a bass player; he still plays in a band in Michigan to this day. He taught me to play bass when I was about 6. I ….

My grandma Ricky - that's where I got classic look from. She was the most stylish person ever. She had her own clothing store and even her furniture ….

I grew up in Ann Arbor, about 25 miles west of Detroit. And when you grow up in that area, you get a healthy dose of Motown automatically..

I think that Detroiters are some of the most resilient people in the world..

I just want to make music as long as I can and reach as many people as I can..

I just want to have fun and party with everyone around the world. That's the only rule, to have fun..

I shopped at J. Crew in high school, I studied computer science. I was a nerd-nerd, now I'm a music-nerd..

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I definitely have a hearty breakfast before I do anything..