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.
Fear is a healthy part of success.
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.
She's super sexy everybody wanna know bout her and the one that everybody want, but no one's ever got her. Because the way she get it in all of the men, even the women all try, all try.
The essence of being a gentleman is to understand the way you're supposed to treat a respectable woman.
What is hot now will not be hot tomorrow, I promise you. Trends are made to die. It's the truth.
I wanted to do an acting role in a movie that had nothing to do with the music business or in which I would play a singer or a songwriter. When I act, I don't even want to be thought of as Ne-Yo.
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.
I pride myself on being the type of artist who can work half in the R&B world and half in the pop world.
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.