Also, I feel like a lot of that stuff is coming back. I think that has a lot to do with the decline in sales. They are kind of moving more toward the pop sound. Radio isn’t really playing a lot of the R&B that came out in the 90’s. Not only that, it has a lot to do with radio. I think a lot of the R&B music that’s out today is really pop but has been passed off as R&B. I think it’s the quality of the music that has been coming out. Do you think it’s because of the artists going independent or the quality of the music? What are your thoughts on this? I really feel like a lot of artists are moving in that direction because they want to have a say in their life and in their career. I feel like it’s a natural progression for me to be able to make more decisions for my own career instead of have someone else dictate my career. It seems like the new trend for R&B artists is to go the independent route.
On that note, if you could put together the ultimate R&B tour with two other artists (not including Joe), who would they be? You recently wrote on Twitter that you would love to go on a tour with R&B artist Joe. Man, there are so many artists out there that I would love to work with and just get in the studio and vibe. Blige, Faith Evans…I would love to write a song for Beyonce. If you could pen a song for any R&B artist, who would it be. You’ve written songs for artists like Usher and 702. I feel like those two albums really do compare as far as me being a songwriter, musician and person. It’s my life, my struggles, growing up…life in general. Everything about “Where I Wanna Be,” I lived every moment of that and that’s why those songs are so personal. I would say “Where I Wanna Be” was my most personal album that I put out and “Forever” is no different than that. You recently tweeted on Twitter, “If you love my ‘Where I Wanna Be,’ then you gotta hear my new album ‘Forever.’” How does “Forever” compare to “Where I Wanna Be”? So I wanted to write a record about being caught in the mind and just releasing all those things, living for today. To be honest with you they all are but I would say the most personal one would be “I’m So Gone.” A lot of people live in their heads and for many years I did too. Out of all the songs on Forever, which song would you consider being the most personal to you? That was pretty much my reason for writing that record My reason behind writing that song is ‘cause you know most of the time when you meet somebody, it’s based on physical attraction first. “Beautiful” is the second single off the album. “Beautiful” is another record on the album. This guy has inspired me to write, to make music and I feel like I owe it to him to pay homage to him. I really felt like it was weird that nobody has done a record for Michael Jackson.
Michael Jackson has been an inspiration since I could remember. What inspired you to include this song on this particular album? You also dedicated a song called “I Miss The King” to Michael Jackson on the album. I’m just saying instead of getting yourself in a situation where one night of pleasure can end up as a lifetime of misery, just tell the woman to “Step the f*ck off.” Tell her to step off and you find somebody who is single. What was your inspiration behind this track?Ī lot of men think that guys try to hit on their woman but the majority of the time it’s the opposite way around. The first song leaked off this album was “Step The F*ck Off” back in December 2012. It definitely shows my growth as a human being. It represents where I’m at in my life right now as far as mentally and my relationship and just life in general. In a recent interview, you said that every album you release represents a time in your life. I really feel like my music has reached the people that needed to hear it. Some people may say that but that’s their opinion. Some people believe that you’re an underrated R&B artist. I’m always constantly trying to learn things about music that I haven’t tried yet. I feel like I haven’t learned everything. It’s something that I loved as a child and still love today.
Just really loving the art of making music. What do you believe has been the key to your longevity? You’ve been in the music industry for many years now.
In his interview, he also talked about the key to his longevity, his dream R&B tour, the decline in R&B music sales, relationships, and more. Jones recently sat down with Rated RnB to discuss his new album. On July 9, Jones released his new album “Forever” independently via eOne Music. With seven albums under his belt, Jones proves that he’s adored in the R&B music community.
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