Which part was Quincy Jones, and which part was him again? Because in the that Smith referenced, the term ‘for crying out loud’ does not appear. Nor, to my understanding, does the term ‘bleached his skin,’ but at this point who’s really counting. Okay, so quoting people is not his forte. Let’s try, hmm, the music industry (while sitting at a table with a top recording artist and music mogul): You look at the music industry and you got people selling (chuckles), you know, DVDs and what have you. That’s just the way the world works.
But the reality is that whatever assists in your popularity, it assists in your popularity. So, then make sure, you know, as an artist, you’re not going anywhere. If people are listening to you and you’re popular, you’re going to get noticed no matter what. Just because people are selling singles as opposed to albums your popularity is your popularity.
