Tank: When I first came out, it was great. For all the records that are calling out of name, this record is going to mention who you really are: you’re a star, you’re appreciated.ĮBONY: What do you think is the biggest difference between R&B circa 2000 when you debuted and R&B’s sound now? You need something degrading and defiling to gain listeners. disappointing that my record doesn’t have this disrespectful shock value that you want to play it on your big station. I get so irritated with women being called b*tches and hoes on songs, and those songs climbing to number one-you know, those songs just being the barometer by which all records are measured. Tank: The song wasn’t written for anybody in particular, it was just for all women period. If I used Michael Jackson, it’s a nostalgic moment at the same time something current.”ĮBONY: Is the single written for anyone special? I’m playing this bassline, and I’m like, “Oooooh, this could be something. Unconsciously I started playing “Heartbreak Hotel.” As a musician, it’s just one of those bassline that you have to know.
I was trying to find something really cool to make a song with, and I started with the bassline. Tank: It was actually just a moment where I was creating. This song is an experience.ĮBONY: Aside from “I Hope This Makes You Love Me,” you dropped “You’re My Star,” which samples the Jacksons’ “This Place Hotel.” What made you decide to use pieces of MJ on your album? It’s like we do anything for it, and at the end of the day, it’s just in hope of being loved in return. How we, in a sense, try to pay for it-like to love a person and to not get in return, or the same love in return and how far we’re willing to go to have that love reciprocated the way we want it to be. It’s called “I Hope This Makes You Love Me.” This record just speaks to the idea of how we try to barter for love. Tank: I have a record on this album that’s extremely special. Does your new album hold anything comparable to hits like “Maybe I Deserve” and “Slowly”? On the flip side, from a spiritual and mental standpoint I’ve had to go through a lot in the last few years to get to a space where I am this happy or this excited about my life and where it’s going.ĮBONY: You recently celebrated the 13th anniversary of your debut, Force of Nature. I’m not compromising being talented, I’m not apologizing for the gifts God has given me. Tank: Musically, it leans to my strengths as a musician as a singer as a songwriter as the entertainer I’ve always wanted to be. The heartfelt musician opened up to to talk new music, sampling Michael Jackson and, of course, why women think he is such a force of nature. People are like, “This is different from Tank, but it feels good, though,” says the singer/songwriter. Now, 13 years after the release of his debut album, Force of Nature-and less than 10 months after he, Tyrese and Ginuwine let audiences in on their first group project, Three Kings-Tank is gearing up for the release of his seventh album, Stronger.Īdmitting he is now more confident in his lyrical ability than ever, the 37-year-old singer is loving the fan reaction he’s getting from the record’s first single and anticipating how audiences will react when they hear the whole project. After following the usual footsteps of most R&B singers, the soulful sex symbol found his way to music through a church choir. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Share on Emailīefore TGT was making its way around the world giving every woman the ultimate eargasm, Tank was only one man looking for stardom while growing up in the suburbs of Washington D.C.
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