7. He doesn't like covering classics. While he may have a lot of favorite songs from different decades, Ne-Yo doesn't like to cover them. "To bring something different to the song is like disrespect if the song is already perfect. Normally, I try to leave the classics, classic."

8. He was so honored to have worked with Lionel Richie. "I got a chance to work with Lionel Richie, which was incredible. That one was memorable because I completely expected that [it] would be a collaboration type. I'm gonna write half of the song, he's gonna write a piece of the song, he's one of the greatest writers in the world so why wouldn't he, and we walked into the studio and he was like, what do you got for me? So I sang him half of the song I had, and he was like, 'where's the rest of it?' That was like an honor for me, because this is one of the greatest writers on the face of the planet, and he wants me to write the whole song, that was big for me. That one was pretty memorable."

9. Working with Celine Dion was a shock. At first Ne-Yo thought that he would be intimidated working with Celine Dion, but when they "got into the studio and [Celine Dion] was doing Elvis Presley impersonations, like with the lip and it was a silly vibe, it was different, it wasn't what I was expecting."

10. He's rooting for Beyonce. The Grammys are coming up, and Beyonce and Taylor Swift are leading the nominations. "Both of them had incredible years last year. I know Beyonce personally, so I'm rooting for Beyonce, with Beyonce there's family element there."

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