Learning Curves
"There's always room for me to grow and learn more about music in general.â€
Homework: "I listen to a lot of great singers—Tank, Brandy, Kiki Sheard—and practice all day.â€
Dancing: A - / B +
"I doubt myself more than I think, ‘I can do it!' I always think I can get better.â€
Homework: "I learn from B-boys and underground dancers. I keep my ear to the street and go to places where there are new dances and people who are trendsetters.â€
Songwriting: A
"All the songs I've written have been number one! I'm on a roll, and hopefully I can keep it going.â€
Homework: "It's about observing and experiencing real-life situations—going to the store or mall, watching TV, playing video games, reading books. You can always come up with concepts.â€
Acting: B -
"I wouldn't call myself a Will Smith or a Morgan Freeman. [Laughs] I gotta learn. Crying on command—I'm still working on that.â€
Homework: "I don't use an acting coach. I learn from the other actors on set. I sit in the corner and watch how they act.â€
Modeling: B
"I'm a little insecure about how I look. I don't think I'm the hottest thing on the market.â€
Homework: "I have to be myself rather than being something I'm not. Hopefully, that'll appeal to everybody.â€
Swagger: A +
"I don't try to be fake, and my confidence isn't taken for arrogance. I just don't care what everybody else is wearing or who's the trendsetter in style. And I don't care if gossip sites are like, ‘What is he wearing?' I try to go past that boundary and do my own thing.â€
Homework: [None required]—As told to Katie Hintz
More From King






