One thing I am certain of is that, if I have done anything good in music, it was, first, because of my father, and second, because of my wife.
To be completely honest, it's shocking to me that I keep getting the villain roles! I do not see myself as the villain and I know, growing up, I was the opposite of a villain. I would never try to be a villain to anyone - but maybe other people I grew up with feel differently about that.
Mayer Hawthorne's old school pop-R&B homages are so meticulous that it's tempting to overrate his pipes.