I'm a singer who thinks like a rapper.
I actually got to stay and watch the filming of different parts of the movie [Romeo+Juliet]. I got to meet some of the co-stars, like John Leguizamo.
I even have some stories of people telling me how that song has changed their life, how it got them through hard times, how it saved their life when they were on the verge of thinking of doing the worst. That just really amazes me, that that movie [Romeo + Juliet] and that part in the movie are still having a huge effect on people's lives today.
There's a video that's been floating around on YouTube where [Baz Luhrmann says], "We were looking for a guy that sounded like a young Stevie Wonder but much more we got a guy that sounded like a younger version of Aretha Franklin. His name's Quindon Tarver. " I was just like, "Wow, to be compared to her. "
I started singing at the age of 4, at my grandfather's church in McKinney, Texas. It was called Greater Hope Holiness Church. My first solo was "Jesus Loves Me. "
[Baz Luhrmann] is funny, to be quite honest with you.
I just remember him [Baz Luhrmann] making me laugh, and his accent.
Boredom and fear keep us working and obeying the laws.
I guess, and it may be a flaw, that I think about rhythm more [than anything else]. I'm always wanting to find something unusual. I've started to try and write more traditionally, but for whatever reason, I tend toward trying to find something that sounds more like a pattern to me.
Baby boom generation in China will start to hit retirement age in the very next few years, let's say by the end of this decade.
My favourite types of cuisine are Asian and Caribbean, and I love cooking new recipes for my family.