Let's talk about your new single Cheyenne. Where for you does it sit on the spectrum of Jason Derulo singles?
To me, certain songs are really important for me just to spread my creative wings. Cheyenne is the number one song from that perspective, out of all the songs on the album. It speaks so true to what I was going through at that specific time. I’m not looking to have a big pop hit with this song. I think it’s important for people to hear it because I connected with it so much.
That’s becoming more important to me now. I’m doing a mixtape at the moment which is very different to what I normally do. I'm ready to go experimental and I want the music to be as real as possible. When I’m under the influence, things get a little crazy! It’s about striving for the imperfections in the music, rather than getting the perfect take.
But you have a lot of big radio songs; are you really about to go alternative on us?
It’s not about anything other than me exploring creatively. It’s important to me at the moment and it’s also really fulfilling. I’m not trying to prove anything to anyone – I make music now to fulfill my creative needs.
