If Grant Hill slid in your DMs today would you be receptive? It starts with communicating, and the mental and physical. There have been cases where people meet on a blind date and get married, or they slid in DMs and it works out. So I think music is a great way to do that. That’s why people light candles and turn down the lights and do all of those things to set the mood. I think any relationship that’s sort of worth having needs to develop. Communicating your feelings and being vulnerable and all of those things take time to develop. The mental connection is just as important as the physical. For me, it’s about a connection with a person. What can listeners learn about romance and sensuality in the age of sliding in the DMs? I think love never dies and a love song never goes out of style. I’ve been to several weddings and had my own, obviously, and I remember walking down the aisle and I really just wanted a song that would represent that. I’ve been super fortunate to have some songs that people play at their weddings. Love is timeless, and I think you do hear those kinds of songs. Why do you think we don’t hear songs like that much? Your record “Today I Do” is a beautiful ballad. It’s something that you can’t stop thinking about because you want to make sure it’s right, to see it through, and you won’t stop until you see it through. I was in LA and I’m sure it was super early in the morning, and I left a message for my producer like “literally I woke up with this, let’s figure out what this is.” That’s passion. This time I was like I have to put this down, so I sang it into my phone. I woke up and sometimes I forget things and I leave it.
For an example, for the album, there is a song called “You Are Loved,” and I was literally asleep and in my sleep I was singing the song verbatim, saying the chorus. I’m working on tour now and everybody in my camp agrees that we talk whatever time we get ideas. What are you constantly thinking about and what you are trying to do better trying to see how you could fix something or maybe seeing how you can change something.
Even after the seventh album I still have that same fire about the music like I was for the first album.įor me, I define it as what drives you, what keeps you up at night and what wakes you up in the middle of the night. This is not something I play around with and I’m very passionate about it. The reason I named the album Passion Like Fire is because I’m still passionate about the music and passionate about all aspects of it whether it’s writing, the independent aspect of it, whether it’s going on tour, connecting with fans. You know you talked about the changing landscape and everything, but if you’re like me and you’re fortunate enough to have a job you love you definitely have to have a passion to grind. Your new song “Leavin It Smokin” has the line “passion like fire.” Why did that line stick out for you so much to name the album that? Come check me out.” Although the landscape has changed, in any business, you sort of have to learn. Being able to reach out to your fans directly and tell them, “I’m going on tour for the next two months. Certainly, there have been things that have helped artists like myself like social media. I’ve been able to navigate through the changing system. I was 19, signed when I was 17, and let’s just say I’m not 17 anymore. From my first album, of course, yes, things have changed. Tamia : (Laughs) Just because the landscape changes doesn’t mean you stop doing what you’re doing.
Why did you decide to create another album? VIBE: The musical landscape is totally different from when you first entered. We talked about keeping her passion for music alive, authenticity, and if she would respond to Grant Hill sliding into her DMs today. The 43-year-old hopped on the line with VIBE to discuss her newest album Passion Like Fire. Having recorded it for about a year, Tamia says this record inspired the most songwriting she’s ever done. But while others are quietly lusting after the photos populated under the “relationship goals” hashtag, Tamia and her retired basketball bae, Grant Hill, have been living it for 19 years. After six albums and six Grammy nominations, Tamia is still eager about creating music that makes you feel, which in the age of RTs and DMs is as analog as you can get.
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