I actually get a lot of messages with people saying, 'What's a Marvin Gaye?' and, I mean... Oh, wow. I must be getting old, because someone who was born in 2004 just asked me what a Marvin Gaye was.

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He's the reason why I write music. If he's reading this - James Taylor, I'd love to work with you! My mom would put headphones on her belly before I was born, so I've been listening to him literally all of my life. When my dad played me 'Walking Man,' I heard those chord changes and that melody, it completely blew me away.

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On YouTube, when you have a big viral success with a song that isn't your own, the natural inclination for most YouTubers is to keep doing that. What you really should do is show people that you actually have substance and can write your own music.

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I came out to L.A. to be a songwriter and not an artist, and I'm so excited because I always secretly wanted to be an artist.

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The scar on my eye is a result of the doctor's sewing up my face. It was 450 stitches and plastic surgery.

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I listened to a lot of Marvin Gaye and Motown records. by Charlie Puth

I listened to a lot of Marvin Gaye and Motown records.

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When my dad played me 'Walking Man,' I heard those chord changes and that melody, it completely blew me away. Maybe you wouldn't really hear the James Taylor influences in my music, but they're definitely buried in there.

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I don't love the whole Hollywood mentality, but I do love the weather and how motivated everyone is around here. It motivates me to make fun music.

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One of my goals is to find an unsigned YouTube artist and feature them on my album. That's what I wished someone would've done for me.

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I'm down to act a little bit - go on a couple auditions or make one of those three-second cameos with one line.

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I downloaded ProTools - legally, of course... and I wanted to impress girls by making remixes of songs.

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I started making remixes for every specific girl I wanted to date. That's how I learned how to use Pro Tools, and then I started making my own music.

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Marvin Gaye is an inspiration to me. He was one of the first Motown musicians that my mom and dad introduced me to, and I always thought it would be a good idea if I was ever an artist, and now I am, to make a record called 'Marvin Gaye.'

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I've always made weird sounds with my mouth. I've always been fascinated by the sound design, what you can do with your mouth. I was the kid dancing around in third grade on the basketball court. While everyone would be playing sports, I would be jumping around.

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