Joining The Big Tigger Morning Show with Jazzy McBee on Atlanta’s V-103 today is blue-eyed soul singer Robin Thicke, to discuss his role as a supportive dad, his brand new album that’s about to drop, and much more.

“I'm in the finishing touches on my new album,” he tells us at the start. “My first album in a few years. We just dropped the new single, 'I Know What To Do.'”

Speaking of his trip to the ATL, Robin says the city has welcomed him “warmly,” a testament to Atlanta essentially being his second home -- “Especially musically," he says, "because I know so many producers and writers and different artists from over the years. Even this year,” he adds, “I've already been here four or five times for different performances and concerts.”

Robin was also quick to give a shout out to his 14-year-old son Julian; “he's got the gift and he's got a great voice, great head on his shoulders,” he says. “Recently he got back into some songwriting… SZA is his favorite artist. He's really trying to get his pen game on point right now.”

However, whether or not he plans on releasing any to his dad is still up in the air. “He wrote a song and played it for me,” Robin explains. “The funny thing is I go, ‘Man, I really love this new song you wrote, would you mind if I did a version? I think it'd be really cool if I sang a version of your song,’ and he's like, ‘But it's my song.’ I’m like, OK. I like the swag already. ‘I'm not giving away my song. This is personal to me.’”

Robin says he’s not pushing him to be any type of artist or entertainer, choosing to be supportive without being critical. “Other people will criticize and he'll get constructive criticism from other places. If he asked me for advice, which lately he doesn't really even want to, he would, but I think he wants me to just support and praise.”

“So, he wrote a great song and I just praised the heck out of it and told him how proud I am and told him to keep going, keep pushing, and that way he can become his own artist on his own time.”

Keep a lookout for Robin’s own album arriving as he says sometime around Valentine's Day – but don’t expect to hear any of Julian’s bangers on there just yet.

Listen to The Big Tigger Morning Show's full chat with Robin Thicke above and stay tuned for more conversations with your favorite artists right here on Audacy.

Words by Joe Cingrana Interview by The Big Tigger Morning Show