No.112 "I'm telling you this record has everybody.
What was Stevie -- -Yes, man.
-What did that -- what did that mean to you?
-I mean, I grew up in a household where Stevie Wonder
was on every other morning.
You know what I'm saying? -Yep.
-And to me, he's the greatest singer/songwriter of all time.
You know, it's not even a question.
So when Steve -- Stevie Wonder actually reached out to me
when Detroit was in the peak of getting hit with COVID.
He reached out to me and called me.
I never talked to him ever on the phone.
I met him one other time in life, and he called me
and was like, ""Hey, it's Stevie Wonder.""
And again, I'm, like, just out of my 'A',
so my life is, like, always, like, weird like that.
It's like, ""Oh, am I dreaming?"" -Is that real?
-Because half of the stuff I did dream.
-Yeah, and his voice is actually --
-So, anyway, he called me and was like,
""How can we help Detroit out with COVID?""
And I gave him some ideas.
He asked me what I was working on.
I told him I'm working on this new album dedicated to Detroit.
He was like, ""Oh, I got to hear it.
I got to be a part of it.""
So eventually we got in the studio,
and this was at the very end of the album.
Like, I only had a few days left to record, and he was like,
""I'll do the story for you, but let me hear some of the music.""
So when I played him the music, he -- you know,
he stood up sometimes and was clapping for me.
He was like, ""This is, like, some of the music
that I've been 'B' for, man.""
He was like, ""I'm excited for you. I'm happy.
Like, how can I be a part of it?""
And I was even thinking about pushing my album date back,
but I had already announced it.
And then I was like, you know, for the work --
if we do happen to do work together, me and Stevie,
I don't want to rush that, you know, so --
-No. You got to do it the right way.
-Yeah, you got to do it the right way.
So he told a story, and it meant everything to me, man.
It's surreal. He's like the GOAT, you know?"

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