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EmpirestarJussie Smollettuses real-life matters of the heart as hismusefor "Hemmingway," an original song that will be featuredon tonight"s episode of Fox"s***t musical drama(May 11).
"The saying is don"t date a writer, you"ll become a storyline. Don"t date a lyricist, you"ll become a lyric. Don"t date Jussie Smollettbecause you"ll become an entire song," he says in the clip.
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Here,Smollett, who plays R&B singer-songwriter Jamal Lyon onEmpire,sings of picture-perfect love."I know I lovedyou from the first day/ Don"t know just how you turn the gray skies to blue," he croons. "But it"s true that I"m gonna keep on loving you."
He also explains that the track was aballad born before the show.""Hemmingway"was written beforeEmpireexisted.It"s a fairy tale put to a beat. It is one of those classic love songs," he says. "Anybody who has ever felt just an inkling of love can understand what I"m saying and how I feel in the song."
Get a behind-the-scenes look into the making of "Hemmingway" below beforeEmpireairs tonight at 9 p.m. ETon Fox.
Source: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7364695/empire-jussie-smollett-hemmingway-song
