But people often look at my skin tone, at me, and say, 'That's a sexy album.' But, dude, it's so much more than that. The song "Deal" is about the relationship between politicians and multibillion-dollar corporations and lobbyists. The opening line to the very first song is "Don't ever sell yourself short for acceptance." That's clearly not about love or sex. People have called Wildheart a "baby-making album." Do you agree? She's not the biggest fan of the more overt stuff. Yeah, you have a song called "Pussy Is Mine." What does she think of your lyrics? My mother was really keen on keeping me away from temptation and shit. And my drink-it slipped from my hands and it just exploded out of the cup all on her jeans. In high school, at a friend's house, I finally had the chance to talk to this girl that I never really got to know but always kind of had a thing for. Would you tell me an embarrassing childhood story involving a woman? He's also an in-demand songwriter, penning "Rocket" for Beyoncé and working with Mariah Carey on "#Beautiful." Here, he's just #honest. He claims girls weren't interested in his unique look early on, though that's certainly changed: The 30-year-old has been dating model Nazanin Mandi for a decade. Born Miguel Jontel Pimentel, he was raised in L.A., the son of a Mexican American father and an African American mother. It's no surprise that his music defies categorization: Feeling like an outsider has been his personal journey from the beginning, and that emotion is baked into his lyrics. Miguel's latest album, this year's Wildheart, only furthers his ambition. Here was this neo-soul singer with eight-pack abs who made people want to get their freak on. Perhaps that's why the song was such a hit.
Or at the Grammys, or on Saturday Night Live-two stages Miguel went on to slay. When Miguel's "Adorn"dropped in 2012, it sounded like nothing else on the radio.