PR.com (Allison Kugel): I’ve noticed that in your music you sample a lot of older songs and blend them with an original beat. Why do you favor sampling other artist’s music, and do you hear an old song that inspires an idea, or do you write a song and then think of an old intro that would blend well?

Flo Rida: For the most part, it’s just spur-of-the-moment, really. But it’s just crazy that almost all of the records that make it to be singles sometimes have a sample. I just think that’s the whole [trend] of what’s going on. But I’m inspired by old records that are soulful and things like that. So I’m always willing to venture off and create something real different with a song that is a classic.

PR.com: What other genre of music do you love, what would surprise people about your musical tastes?

Flo Rida: Oh man, I’m a big fan of Jimi Hendrix. I got a tattoo on me… I’m a big fan of the song “Hey Joe.” And just watching his concerts and things like that definitely gets my morale built up when I’m out on stage. He’s a guy that, as an artist, he was always laid back but when you look at his stage performance he was over the top, and that’s like myself.

PR.com: You would compare your stage demeanor to Hendrix when you perform live?

Flo Rida: Oh yeah, most definitely. People are surprised, and I gain a lot of fans after people see me perform.

PR.com: You’re very rock n’ roll (laughs)?

Flo Rida: (Laughs) Yeah, I am very rock n’ roll.

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