Ne-Yo
Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith, better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. Ne-Yo gained fame for his songwriting abilities when he penned his 2004 hit "Let Me Love You" for singer Mario. The single's successful release in the United States prompted an informal meeting between Ne-Yo and Def Jam's label head, and the signing of a recording contract...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth18 October 1979
CityCamden, AR
CountryUnited States of America
I pride myself on being the type of artist who can work half in the R&B world and half in the pop world.
I have my diehard R&B fans on one side of the spectrum and my diehard pop and dance fans on the other side of the spectrum.
If you want to be successful, you have to be the best person doing it. And in order to be the best person doing it, you have to get your work ethic right and keep going.
Sexy as she wanna be and she dancing next so close to me. I said please excuse, you steppin on expensive shoes.
There is no pain like the first time you get your heart broken.
I don't want to call myself a perfectionist because perfection is imperfection.
The essence of being a gentleman is to understand the way you're supposed to treat a respectable woman.
I probably wouldn't be singing if not for Michael Jackson. When I started singing, I didn't like my tone until my mom put me on to Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, so listening to the way they used their instrument helped me get more comfortable with my own.
An idea that will translate really well musically should work visually. I try to write music that you can feel if you were to close your eyes you can see what I am talking about.
Grab somebody sexy, tell the hey!
Michael Jackson will live forever through the thing that he put all of his life energy into: his music. I will do my part to keep the melody alive, to keep the energy forever changing form, but never ever dying!! Long live Michael Jackson.
I have my diehard R&B fans on one side of the spectrum and my diehard pop and dance fans on the other side of the spectrum.
I feel like everything is inspired by something else. There is no 100 percent original thought.
Prince is the ultimate performer. Prince is that dude that's going to get on stage by himself, if he need to, but hold you in the palm of his hand. Like, you can't take your eyes off the man when he's on stage, and he could just be sitting there playing his guitar.