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“Memory is revisionist, you know. 'The Houston Kid' was based on true things that happened. But I know - from writing a memoir that I've been working on for awhile - that reconstructing memory is revisionism.”

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For me, my career has never been about what I've done. But it's been about becoming, achieving, and pushing myself further.

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There are certain choices you make as a songwriter, based on vowel sounds and melody and chord changes.

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I've had a nice career. I'm no David Bowie or Bruce Springsteen out there. I'm not an icon. I'm just a working artist.

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My father took me to see Hank Williams on December 14th, 1952. I was two years and four months of age. And I remember…

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Because of my methodology and my sensibilities to write songs, I'm not very comfortable with the notion to rush in any creative endeavor.

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When I was 12 years old, or however old I was when Bringing It All Back Home came out, I'd just skip back and…

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Invariably, collaboration leads to new forms of self-expression and to the things that move you.

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I think, back in the '80s when I was having hits all the time, I took it for granted.

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Singing duets is instinctive, intuitive.

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I've often said to young songwriters when they want to write with me, 'Let's take a stab at ten songs, and we might get…

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So much of inspiration comes from collaboration with other musicians.

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For the most part, this record is autobiographical. At some point, the story of 'The Houston Kid' takes my experiences from 6 to 15…

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I have a gut instinctive feeling that I will be as massive as Madonna, as massive as Michael Jackson... Whitney Houston, sure.

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And I remember leaving my place in L.A. and - my father is a big fight fan - and I said, 'Dad, I got…

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I'm massively inspired by Janet Jackson, and I adore Whitney Houston and Madonna.

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Ensuring that minority businesses across the Greater Houston area have access to the tools they need to succeed is of paramount importance to me.

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