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DMile didnt get to accept his first Grammy onstage.
Hows it going?Amazing.
Im just in disbelief about what happened last night.
How was the rest of the evening after the show?It was crazy.
We went and partied I was out till like 3:30 in the morning.
I got to see Bruno and Andy afterward.
I dont know if you could tell by my voice; it was a good night.
It sounds like this past week has been a total whirlwind.
You dedicated your Song of the Year win to your late mother, who passed a few days earlier.
I dont think she would want me to not go.
So I really went for her.
By the time I got up there, I started feeling the emotions a little bit.
It was just such a surreal moment.
And Bruno told me in my ear, Yo, man, say something about your mom.
Once he did that, I was like,Oh, man.
I tried to hold it together.
That was my favorite part of it all.
And your mother was a musician too.Yeah, my mom and my dad.
I wish Id thanked my dad.
Hes the reason that I am a musician; so is my mom.
That was my college.
That was my high school.
My mom, she was a Haitian artist.
And her first project was probably my first anything on a project, when I was 6 years old.
I did a little interlude with my dad for it.
You won Song of the Year last year too.
I definitely didnt expect to set a record.
Even when I heard that it was possible, I was like,Wow, really?
Im just honored to be doing what I love and getting noticed for it.
Thats what I was feeling, and thats what happened to me.
You won awards for your work with Silk Sonic.
I thought he was only going to wear it for the first couple shows during their Las Vegas residency.
But hes riding this whole thing out.
Hes wearing it everywhere.
So I get it now thats his thing.
Its hilarious to me.
Especially when we did Leave the Door Open, we all knew that we had it.
But really, every song had a special feeling just to get it all done.
Youve had your hands in a lot of different R&B projects.
You worked on H.E.R.s Fight for You, and the Lucky Daye EP.
I really view them as more than just people I work with, from Bruno to H.E.R.
Im extremely proud of Lucky.
And Ive known H.E.R.
since she was 11.
Its a great thing to do this with the people you know and love.
Silk Sonic is about bringing that 70s and 80s sound back.
And I believe that very strongly.
I just go off the vibe depending on who Im working with.
I attempt to tailor for whoever that artist is.
Im always nervous the first time I work with somebody, but then magic happens.
Thats the part where God comes in.
But I think I can switch it up well enough.
I just grew up loving all types of music, not just R&B.
One of my favorite bands is Paramore.
Im just really into music in every way.
The 70s is one of my favorite eras of music.
The 80s is definitely one of my favorite eras of music.
And then the 90s, 2000s was in real time for me.
Biggie Smalls was my introduction to hip-hop.
So I dont know what the word is, but Im just into it all.
What are your goals at this point?Just keep going up from here.
Whatever God wishes for me is what I want to go for.
Id like to get more into movies, scoring, which I think would be interesting and challenging.
But really just anything that comes my way.
If it involves music, theres no ceiling.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
