Hey, this is Amanda Champagne and we're here at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards backstage gift lounge.

Looks like there's a lot going on over there, so let's go check it out.

So is there someone, is there an artist this year that you're really hoping to see take home a Grammy?

Maybe a friend or somebody you think really deserves it.

Dre, Dre.

I want to see Dre.

We're doing the Turbo tax guide to the Grammys and we want to know if you guys had kind of a guide young in your career or someone who kind of really pushed you or influenced you before you made it big.

I was always influenced by what I I loved.

I was influenced by Run DMC.

Tupac was my one of my biggest ones.

For sure.

Digital Underground.

The Humpty dance, it's a dance, dude.

Who doesn't love that song?

And we're doing the Turbotax basically the guide to the Grammys all this week and we want to know is there someone who kind of like guided you guys in your careers?

Someone who was really an inspiration as you were coming up?

Yeah, for me it was uh Justin Bieber.

No, it wasn't.

Yes, it was, it was.

It was all the Bieber Fever got me where I'm at right now.

I would love to see you actually meet Justin Bieber.

And I think I look better in a meat dress than uh Gaga.

Right now you can't tell, but if I was rocking the meat dress, Gaga wouldn't even show up.

She'd be like, "Oh my God!"

Her limo would pull over and she'd come wear like a squirrel.

Is there an artist out there this weekend that you're really hoping to see take home a Grammy?

Is John Mayer up for a Grammy?

Yes.

I'm sure he is, yeah.

Yeah.

Yes.

I always root for John 'cause he's a friend and he's one of one of if not, yeah, he's played with.

Oh yeah.

And he's incredibly talented.

Oh, yes.

He is amazing.

Is Dave Matthews up for a Grammy?

Yes, he is, he is.

I I hope um Dave Matthews wins a Grammy.

That's excellent.

Is Mick Jagger up for a Grammy?

I don't know.

Let's hope that Jagger wins something.

He's up for a Emmy.

He's up for a he- he's up for a he- Yeah.

A hemorrhoid.

Okay.

How has your Grammy experience been so far this year?

Uh, it's great.

We're obviously getting off to the right start here with all this nice fun stuff, you know, and uh it's kind of a jovial atmosphere.

Everybody's having a good time and uh, you know, this is this is a nice way to kick things off for sure.

I would definitely agree with that.

Free stuff, who's going to complain?

Is there a fellow artist out there that you're hoping really really hoping takes home a Grammy this year?

I'm up against one of my heroes Buddy Guy, a guy that I look up to.

What does that feel like?

Well, you know, that's a lot of pressure.

I mean, you know, obviously he's one of my idols, so I I feel like he deserves to win, but I'd like to win as well.