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\u201cI would give advice in a minute to any up-and-coming artist: Handle your business, because it is show slash business and it\u2019s every bit of that,\u201d DeBarge said.<\/p>\n
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Now being older, do you have a much better appreciation and understanding of that and for just everything that happens in general? <\/b><\/p>\n
Yes, I do. I have very much a deep appreciation for the whole business side of the show business I would give advice in a minute to any up-and-coming artist: Handle your business, because it is show slash business and it\u2019s every bit of that.<\/p>\n
Do you find that you also appreciate the moments differently?<\/b><\/p>\n
My thing is it\u2019s also euphoric for me because I passionately love music. So, whenever I\u2019m having a musical experience, be it on stage with Robert Glasper at the Blue Note or Stevie Wonder or just in the studio writing with people it\u2019s so euphoric to me that hindsight is often much better for me because I get caught up in the moment. It\u2019s just so much ecstasy because I love it like that. And music is really like a high for me. So, yes, often I look back and that\u2019s when I really appreciate things. And I say, \u201cWow, if I could have that moment again, I would have done this or I would have said this or I would have acted like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since you don\u2019t play L.A. often, when you do play here, is every show special?<\/b><\/p>\n
Yes, it is. I love L.A. and I say this wherever I go, I love L.A. And whenever I get an opportunity to play in L.A., it\u2019s usually because someone asked me to, I guess you could say modest or I\u2019m just humble. I just don\u2019t put myself out there. If I didn\u2019t have a manager, I probably would just be home. I don\u2019t ever put myself out there, but I\u2019m a people person. So, I love playing L.A. and I love every opportunity I get to play L.A. I\u2019m always honored and I\u2019m always trying to be at my best when I do L.A. because that\u2019s home for me. It\u2019s like New York. Whenever I do those two places, I\u2019m like, \u201cOh boy, I got to put on my best.\u201d<\/p>\n
You say music is euphoric for you. It is impressive you still have this level of enthusiasm and reverence for it after so many years doing it.<\/b><\/p>\n
I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever once lost my joy, my enthusiasm for music. I don\u2019t remember a time in my life where I\u2019ve ever said I was absent of the joy and splendor of just doing music, singing, playing the piano, writing. I\u2019ve heard other artists talk about retirement, I\u2019ve heard some artists actually planning out their retirement. \u201cI\u2019m going to do this until I get this age and then I\u2019m going to do that.\u201d I don\u2019t know how to do that. I don\u2019t know how to feel that way. Because to me, music is everything. I\u2019m going to do it until I stop breathing. The way I feel about music, what I\u2019ve learned in years is I\u2019ve learned so much about myself, just through music. I feel like we\u2019re one. I feel like we\u2019re inseparable. I don\u2019t know what I would do without it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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