If I’m in the studio, I’m completely on music. I try to go to that place and that’s the toughest thing for me to do. When I’m with other musicians, sometimes I go back to, almost like, childhood, because that’s what I always wanted to be.
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I went to college on a classical piano scholarship. My grandmother made me practice one full hour a day. Every day. Man. I thought all she wanted was for me not to have any fun. Next thing you know, you have a career in music. Now, not everybody’s going to go on and be Mozart or Michael Jackson. But music makes you smarter.
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I remember meeting President Obama and looking at him, thinking, ‘Damn, this dude is really our president. He really went out and did it!’ If you look at stories like that, and other stories that I’m sure you could compare to, it’s just about freeing your mind and taking those guards down.
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Birth: | 13th December, 1967 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Actor, Comedian, Singer |
Eric Marlon Bishop, known professionally by his stage name Jamie Foxx was born in Terrell, Texas, USA. He is an American actor, comedian and singer. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film Ray. His role in several films include: Toys, Any Given Sunday, Bait, Shade, Jarhead, Collateral(Nominated- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor- Motion Picture), Dreamgirls, Valentine's Day, Django Unchained, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Horrible Bosses 2, and Baby Driver. His role in television include: Miami Vice(TV crime drama series), In Living Color(sketch comedy TV series), and Redemption(TV film). His albums list shown below: Peep This, Unpredictable, Intuition, Best Night of My Life, and Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses.
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