Legendary musician Dionne Warwick says she did not know who Doja Cat was earlier than the rap artist determined to pattern her tune, “Walk On By.”
Talking with ET’s Deidre Behar from the carpet of the Kennedy Center Honors, the enduring singer, 82, stated she has had the possibility to attach with Doja, 28, for the reason that launch of “Paint the Town Red,” even when she was unfamiliar together with her work.
“Did you recognize who Doja Cat was?” Behar requested.
“No, I did not. I did not. No thought,” Warwick responded, including that she did not even know that the “Agora Hills” singer had used her tune within the first place.
According to Warwick, her granddaughter advised her that Doja had taken inspiration and used the beat and backing vocals from “Walk On By.”
“You have so many lovely a long time of music you’ve got given the world. And then to listen to you on the radio always with Doja Cat’s ‘Paint the Town Red.’ Now all these young children are actually changing into aware of your work. How does it make you are feeling? Do you hear it on the radio?” ET requested her.
“No I did not, my granddaughter did and she or he known as me,” the “Heartbreaker” singer clarified.
As for her familiarity stage with Doja now, she stated she not solely is aware of who she is however has made contact together with her to supply up some type phrases.
“Yes I’ve, as a matter of truth,” Warwick stated, confirming they’ve talked. “I advised her I hope this helps you as a lot because it helped me.”
Warwick was one in every of 5 performers celebrated Sunday night on the Kennedy Center Honors in New York. ET additionally spoke with fellow honorees Billy Crystal, Queen Latifah, Renée Fleming and Barry Gibb about their inductions all through the night.
In phrases of what the honour means to her, Warwick stated she is completely happy to lastly get her flowers and that it means simply as a lot as some other commendation she has acquired.
“I’m thrilled on getting them whereas I can nonetheless odor them,” she advised ET. “It’s simply necessary as most of any honor that has been given to me, I really feel I earned and I earned it.”
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