Goapele

As I get older, my perspective changes, and I just see how relationships aren't always what they appear to be. It's one of those sad but true things. We can see sometimes when people are becoming distant in all the things that create breaking apart, as painful as it is, and at the same time, still appreciating that person.

Stay' is all about how to stay in a relationship past the newness and love stronger.

I tend to write a lot of love songs, but I always want there to be something real and authentic that people can connect to, and I want to not just do it in a stereotypical way.

E-40 is another person I love working with because he is so entertaining.

Good soul music should make you feel something in your heart, in your body, and in your spirit. That's what I try to do both in the studio and on stage.

I feel, in my live shows, I can be as dynamic as I want. It's my comfort zone. When I get in the studio, it's more of a solitary experience, which can be good creatively.

TV is something that I've been interested in for a while. It's a new experience, but I'm excited about it.

Overall, I just wanted to release music that would take people through life's different emotions.

I want people to feel inspired. I want people to feel good. I want people to feel something. I want people to strive for what they want in their life, and I want them to heal from anything that's hurting them.

I'd been doing shows, but I slowed down because I had a daughter and got to spend some time having more of a family life.

I understand it for marketing purposes, but I've always hated defining myself with a genre. Nothing feels broad enough.

How I started my musical career, officially, was really, like, my family and I deciding to put out, you know, the 'Closer' album that started really small, you know, with a vision that we'd make it pass there.