Robin Thicke shared some sound personal advice with the folks at Radio.com on love, relationships and picking up musicians. An area he has plenty of experience in, and gives all the gratitude to his relationship with wife Paula Patton. The two have been together for 20 years, and through thick and thin.
“You’ve got to pick one person that you’re OK with leaving and breaking your heart,” he advised. “That way you’ll give them everything you’ve got. If you protect your heart, then you can’t be a great lover or a great husband or wife because you’re still holding onto, ‘Well, I don’t want to give you everything because you might leave or you might hurt me.’”
If you have yet to find that person to break your heart, Thicke has a few suggestions on how you can find that special someone.
“There’s only one pickup line that never fails and that’s, ‘Hi, I’m Robin. What’s your name?’ Always say your name, it’s nice to meet you,” he said. “Find something on the person that you like that compliments them that’s not her boobs or her butt. Normally that’s the right place to start.”
As for picking up musicians specifically, Thicke’s got two simple pieces of advice.
“Just be kind and be funny,” he revealed. “It’s hard because people get nervous around people they really like or respect. I think the most important thing is just be nice and be funny and don’t try to challenge people. Somebody will just go, ‘I don’t really want to talk to you, you’re too challenging too soon.’ It’s like a bad first date.”
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