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November 9th, 2008 at 9:36 am

Video: Robin Thicke Jimmy Kimmel Live Performance “Magic” 11-7-08

Robin Thicke - Something Else - promo photo 2008
R&B singer-songwriter Robin Thicke delivered a standout performance of his hit single, “Magic” on Jimmy Kimmel Live on November 7, 2008. It’s the lead single from his third studio album, Something Else, released on September 30, 2008 and in stores now.

In a recent interview, Robin Thicke talked about his early influences and how they have shaped his music career.

As a child, Thicke — the son of Canadian-born actor Alan Thicke (star of the ’80s sitcom Growing Pains) and singer-actress Gloria Loring (of Days Of Our Lives fame) — took a liking to the R&B and soul records from his mother’s collection, citing Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder as early influences before developing a taste in hip hop later on.

While Thicke pursued a career as a front-and-centre singer, he was behind the scenes writing for a plethora of pop artists, including Christina Aguilera, Mya, Brandy, Michael Jackson, Marc Anthony and Usher (a collaboration with the latter earned Thicke a Grammy Award in 2005).

“If you look at pop artists now, whether it’s Pink, Justin Timberlake, me, Britney Spears, we’re all making forms of hip hop and R&B that’s being translated into pop,” Thicke says. “We’re all inspired by the African-American music of the ’80s and ’90s.

Source: Robin Thicke tries Something Else

Photo credit: Interscope

Video via Mr World Premiere

Robin Thicke Something Else album cover