Feature Artist: Upclose & Personal w/ Trey Songz

Tallatainment: First of all, How are you?

Trey: Im feeling great, how are you doing?

Tallatainment: Im great.

Trey: thats good

Tallatainment:Now I follow you on twitter.

Trey: Believe that!

Talltainment: You're like the king of twitter. You're hugely popular,
you update all the time and everytime you go live you have thousands
of people following you, Why do you think people are so interested in
what Trey Songz has to say?

Trey:I think its because people know my beginnings..and the people
that were there from the beginning...you know, its infectious you know
what I mean? There are people that are just learning about me are
interested in as to why everybody else is interested and once they get
there, people see that im authentic, that I work hard at what I do.
You know, I love what I do. I love the people that support me. I think
hard work pays off and when you consistantly do something at a good
pace and you remain humble and you thank God for your blessing its
only a matter of time before it all comes to a head and makes sense.

Tallatainment:
Now I know you just mentioned being humble and im sure
youre use to the fame and the fans by now, but do you ever have any
moments where you need to be kept in check? and if so, who keeps you
in check? Who keeps you level headed?

Trey: I keep around with me the same people who were here with me
since I began so its no 'yes' men, its a brotherhood surrounding me.
Its just the type of man I am. I am very confident in myself, In some
situations im more confident than me than anybody could be. But you
have to draw the line between confidence and arrogance. So I remain
humble and I remember my beginnings.

Tallatainment: Alright, so now as far as your beginnings go, I know
you're really close with your mom. I know you mention her alot. Now
how does your relationship with her affect your relationship with
women? Do you look for the same qualities that your mom has in women?

Trey: That's a good question. You know my mother's a good woman and of
course, she's set the bar really high for what I would like a woman to
be. But in the same token, I know how to seperate the two. My mother
and I kind of grew up together and I was basically raised by women,
strong women who didnt have men in their lives, so I definately look
for a woman with backbone, a woman thats independent but a woman that
at the same time knows how to be a woman when a man steps around.

Tallatainment: Ok. Now since we're on women. I copted the
'Anticipation' Mixtape...

Trey: You aint copt it! It was free!

Tallatainment: Ok, I got the mixtape. I downloaded the mixtape. I
downloaded the mixtape!

Trey: Yeah, the mixtape was free!

Tallatainment: ok, ok, so I downloaded the mixtape. There were alot of
slow songs, alot of of baby makers and I was just wondering is that a
prelude to ready? Is it all about sex? Is there more to Trey Songz?

Trey: I dont think that 'Anticipation' is all about sex. Most of those
songs, Im talking about making love, thats what you do with somebody
that you do love. Outside of that, if Anticipation was a prelude to
Ready then that means all the mixtape songs I did were a prelude for
'Anticipation'. 'Anticipation' is to show that musically I can do
whatever I want to do, that was just a portion of what ready's going
to be like

Tallatainment: So if you had to describe 'Ready' in 3 words, what would they be?

Trey: I wouldnt, I'd describe it in one: 'Ready'

Tallatainment: Alright, well I cant do anything but respect that. So
what was your favorite collaboration on the album?

Trey: Collab on the album? Artist wise or production wise?

Tallatainment: Either or...

Trey: Well, I always work with Troy Taylor, hes my favorite producer
to work with and we have a chemistry like no other. Artist-wise, I
think there was a special collaboration with Fabulous because he
actually came in on the day of mastering, the day that the album was
being completed and his album actually came out that same week. That
was love right there, he went high and above and beyond my
expectations to get it done on a song that probably wouldnt have been
on the album had he not done it. You know Drake is on the album on two
records and Soulja Boy, Gucci Mane is on the album so those are all
the features.

Tallatainment: Now I know you have your philanthropy and your
production company but are you working on any projects outside of
that?

Trey: Well Songz for Peace is definately on going, thats something
thats very special for me, something I hold close to my heart and
hopefully after this whole promo and the whole promoting the album
thing we can tie it along with the tour and things of that nature but
right now 'Ready' is the most important thing im working on.

Tallatainment: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Trey: In 10 years? Im worried about today! In 10 years, I'll think
about 10 years when it gets here... hopefully im successful and happy
and that's all!