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- What's up?

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It's Dixson, and I'm here with The Root,

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and this is, "That's So Random."

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(upbeat music)

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So we just put out an album,
it's called "OO4Daisy."

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We came up with the title
pretty randomly in the studio.

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My last album was called "Darling."

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So I tend to write albums
based on a muse or a theme.

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♪ I feel like you know
it's the right time ♪

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♪ Touch me right, yours tonight ♪

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And we were trying to figure out

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who to name the character for the album.

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And we liked the name Daisy.

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It felt sweet, it felt, you
know, feminine in a way.

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Then I was like, all these
songs are for this person.

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And that's how we came up with "OO4Daisy."

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Collaborating with Beyonce
is, it's important work.

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It's a culmination of, for a
lot of people, not just myself,

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of working really hard at something,

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working really hard at your craft

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and then meeting another person

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who has worked tirelessly on hers.

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And so, that work becomes super important.

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You know that she cares

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and so you have to bring
a certain level of care

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to the work as well.

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I think the first time I felt seen

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I might have been like
six or seven years old

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and I had taught myself how to play

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"Ribbon in the Sky" on piano.

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(soulful R&B music)

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And I ran upstairs to tell my mom

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that I had taught myself this song

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and I like, was so excited.

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So she runs downstairs with me

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and I sit down at the piano
and I play it for her.

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And then I found out
it was her wedding song

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and that was a super special
connection between us.

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And it was like the first time I,

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'cause my mom's also a
musician, so it really felt cool

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to get the head nod from another musician.

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There are a couple
songs that I can't help,

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"What Fool Believes"
by the Doobie Brothers.

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♪ What fool believes ♪

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That's all you get.

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(laughs) You gotta listen to the song.