Amerie With her hit "1 Thing," off her second CD Touch, Amerie, 27, is the hottest new thing in R&B.
ON HEARING HER SONG PLAYED IN THE CLUBS Sometimes people know that you're there and are so busy looking at you that they don't really dance. I like when I can sneak a peek and they don't know I'm there.
ON HOW THE FIRST DAUGHTER COSTAR IUGGLES MUSIC AND MOVIES I really love what Will Smith has done. Jennifer Lopez is great, but she doesn't tour. I want to do the kind of movies that Nicole Kidman does, but also want to keep touring. It's hard to balance that.
ON AMERICAN IDOL I detest American Idol and the other shows like it. I always feel sorry for the contestants. Some people grow from being beaten down, and they rise up. Other people need to be nurtured in a different way. Artists are very sensitive.
ON THE "1 THING" SHE LOOKS FOR IN A GUY What turns me on is confidence. What turns me off is a guy who always has to be the jester or like the class clown. I prefer someone who's cool and I laid-back.
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