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Raphael Saadiq Biography

Raphael Saadiq /səˈdiːk/ (born May 14, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Saadiq has been a standard bearer for "old school" R&B since his early days as a member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné! He has also produced songs for such artists as Joss Stone, D'Angelo, TLC, En Vogue, Kelis, Mary J. Blige, Ledisi, Whitney Houston, Solange Knowles and John Legend.

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If you want to be like the greats, you learn from the greats.

Greats, Ifs, Learn, Like, Want

The reward is when you make the music, not when you get the medal.

Make, Medal, Music, Reward, Rewards

Growing up in the Bay Area, I played early on with these quartet groups who set guidelines for me. I remember the guys would all have the same clothes and shoes, like these uniforms. I was in awe.

Area, Clothes, Growing Up, Remember, Same, Shoes

Frustrations are going to be there in every profession you're in.

Frustration, Frustrations, Profession

I'm using more energy than ever.

Energy, Using

My mission has always been to do something that suits everybody.

Everybody, Mission, Missions, Suits

When you love what you do, it pays off, and that's the best reward you could have.

Love, Pay, Pays, Reward, Rewards

The way to stay inspired and motivated is by doing what you like, doing what you love.

Doing What You Love, Inspired, Love, Way

Kids are probably frustrated and egos are too much involved and kids don't know how to get together and be kids and start a group and it's kind of sad because I feel like if you come out with three or four people in the beginning, you can be protected and everybody can shield each other. Before you get out there by yourself and get all these people coming at you. I just think it's not really there.

Coming, Everybody, Kids, People, Shield, Thinking

I don't really produce so-called commercial pop music so I haven't changed so much. I've been on the one path always.

Commercial, Music, Path, Pops, Produce

I feel like I have re-created myself on every album. I try to do that. It's like playing a game with yourself, trying to compete with yourself.

Album, Albums, Compete, Game, Games, Trying

Friendship, harmony, and leadership - pushin' people, just givin' people that push, like I would expect them to do for me, they'd do the same for me in return.

Expect, Harmony, Like, People, Pushin, Return

Every suit I wear is custom-made by a guy named Waraire Boswell in L. A.

Guy, Made, Named, Suits, Waraire

I just think, who wants new soul? I want my soul to be the same as Otis Redding, I don't wanna have a new one.

Otis, Same, Soul, Thinking, Want

It's the adrenaline rush you only get from being in front of an audience. It's addictive.

Addictive, Adrenaline, Adrenaline Rush, Audience, Rush

If you really love music, people can tell if you love music. You have to just stick with it.

Love, Music Love, People, Sticks, Tell

I'm a dreamer. I watch people. You don't try to become them because you could never become any of those guys. But you hope that some of it, you know, comes off on you at some point in your show, some point in your writing, that it happens to you and this light just shines on you.

Know, Light, Shine On, Watch, Writing

I would love to go to smaller places in the UK such as Manchester and Liverpool and play there. It's much more intimate; you got to get down and gritty, getting closer to the people.

Down And, Gritty, Liverpool, People, Play

I just follow great people. If you want to play like a pro, you learn from the pros.

Like, People, Play, Want

I have musician friends who play too much golf, and they're not as good at music anymore.

Golf, Play, Musician, Anymore, Good