Check out this interview from the UK with Jesse. When asked about what influences his sound:
"Growing up, listening to my parents record collection, there was a bit of James Brown and Michael Jackson, Elvis, Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles, legends of R&B music and I always gravitate towards that style of music. So suddenly it occurred to me ‘maybe I should make a record that’s a little bit more like what I love to listen to’ and I think I always wanted to, but wasn’t really in the right head space or mature enough to do so."
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