Will Smith's Kids Have Given Him a New Perspective on the Music Industry

Will Smith is looking to the right place for musical inspiration.

It's been months now since we first heard that Will Smith was planning a musical comeback, and while he finally released his first verse in a decade in October, it seems like that was just the beginning. "I have a bunch of songs," Smith told Billboard recently before admitting that a full-out album might not be in the cards. "I don't know if I'll do an album," he added. "I'm looking for a really clever and creative way to release the music. I've been watching my kids, and they don't do albums anymore. Just the way that people consume music is really different than go out and buy 12 songs, 14 songs, and listen all the way through in one setting. It's much more ADHD—unless you're Adele."

Speaking more generally about his return to music Smith said, "I’m just getting to the point that there are things I love to do and I just want to go and I want to do it. There’s nothing that compares to being onstage with a hit record. Those first couple of seconds when people recognize the song and it’s the one they’ve been waiting for, there’s nothing in entertainment that matches that feeling. So I’m really looking forward to getting out there this summer and performing."

Read the full interview here.

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