Brooke Hogan Interview
Brooke Hogan’s talks about her childhood, music influences, and new album
By Datong Zhang
In an interview with the American magazine Men’s fitness, the popular American R&B singer Brooke Hogan told us about her childhood, and the music artists that she grew up with. She also talked about her new album Undiscovered, and what music influenced her.
R&B music and her childhood
When she was asked about her childhood, Brooke Hogan told us that, her mother Linda Hogan raised her with a lot of R&B music, and on that 80s stuff -not 80s 70s- the funky stuff. That’s why she grew up hearing many famous musicians at that time like the Isley Bros, Earth Wind, Fire and Stevie Wonder. That’s where she finds a lot of inspirations to her music.
Undiscovered
Her new R&B album Undiscovered is inspired by the likes of Earth Wind, Fire, Stevie Wonder and the Isley Bros. Musicians that she grew up with. Many people don’t understand how a typical blond girl like Brooke Hogan is into R&B music, and they think it’s stupid, but it doesn’t bother her, because she was raised on that, and she will continue to make R&B music.
Stevie Wonder
When she was asked about who she wanted to work with, who her “dream collaboration” was, she answered Stevie Wonder. She also applied that she once burst into tears, after seeing Stevie Wonder, because she was such a big fan of Stevie Wonder, he’s music played a big part of her childhood.