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It messes me up sometimes when I go on stage and people say my name wrong. Say my name wrong with all these different syllables. I've heard everything. My name is easy as 1-2-3. Jer-eh-mih, syllable-wise.
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I was raised on the Southside of Chicago, and my whole family was musically-inclined.
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What I can offer the game is creating a sound that, when you hear it, you know it's mine.
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I'm an owl; I'm up. I probably go to sleep during the time when most people wake up. The first half of the day, you might not catch me.
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I work well under pressure. Actually, I love pressure.
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If it was up to me, every show would start at midnight, and I'd give people the best of me.
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I'm curious to know how many newborn babies will be named Jeremih after my second album.
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My competition keeps me driven. My family and son and being home in Chicago keeps me humble, and my fans. They're the reason why I'm going hard and making sure everyone knows how to say my name.
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I grew up in a household in which they'd always play old skool classic R&B love songs - Al Green, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye... And my mom has even said that, when I was in her womb, she'd put the headphones to her stomach and play those songs to me!
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I'm from Chicago, so you know we come from juking and footwork.
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As far as romancing and catering to the women, I'm definitely here for all that.
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Effortlessly, I feel like my records have longevity.
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I've never had vocal training. No one could ever say that they helped me carve what my voice has become. It's just been more of self-training: me just continuously going into the studio every night and trying out different beats.
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I can sing, don't get me wrong, but it's no belting singing.
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Often, it's the little things, like the title of a song, that can make a huge difference in its success.
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'Down on Me' can't showcase my true talent. 'Birthday Sex' was robotic. When I perform it, I can't give you this church feeling I know I can give.
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I got my first set of drums when I was around 3. I went from band to marching band to Latin jazz band - it's like riding a bike.
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People send me records, and if don't like them, I won't do them; I don't care how much money you offer.
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I can't wait 'til the world embraces Chicago - not only for our talent, but just to visit our city and not be so scared to come to it and not be subjected to what people's perception is of it.
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I'm confident as hell when I step in front of the mic.
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I'm a percussionist, so that's most of what I know when I attack a record. Melodically, knowing the keys - my first love - that makes the perfect blend.
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There are artists that actually don't like going into the studio. They get mad when people say they've got a session. I'm just the opposite. I actually enjoy it.
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I took about four or five years of French in high school, but I definitely don't speak French as well as I thought I did then.
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I wouldn't put out anything that I didn't want to ride to.