1 ”Lost Without U” has been the No. 1 Urban AC song since January. Thicke, 29, is the first white male to top that chart since Jon B. in 1995.
2 Yes, Growing Pains’ Alan Thicke is his dad — but don’t forget that soap star (Days of Our Lives) and singer Gloria Loring (”Friends & Lovers”) is his mom. Or, do forget it. ”If people know your parents before they know you, they might not give you the same shot on the first date.”
3 Like his folks, Thicke married a star: He and actress Paula Patton (Déjà Vu) met in high school and have been together 13 years. ”But we weren’t celebrities when we got married!”
4 He’s overcome jealousy. ”You learn that your wife’s body and soul are different things, and she might have to share her body [filming love scenes], but she won’t give her soul away.”
5 Now she’ll have to accept the sex symbol thing. ”There are bras and panties on stage already. But I’m accustomed to saying ‘I’m married — hands off.”’
6 At 16, he crafted songs for Brandy. So, did that pay for keyboards? ”Well, more lap dances than keyboards.”
7 On his 2003 debut CD, he was billed simply as ”Thicke” — perhaps because of his Thicke mane. ”But I was not comfortable with long hair. It felt like I was playing a role in a movie.”
8 The Evolution of Robin Thicke was ready for release, then delayed eight months. ”I thought [the label] had given up on me. But every time there was a roadblock, I would write a song about it. And those are the songs that are touching people the most.”