The singer shares a son with ex-wife Paula Patton
Robin Thicke’s son may be joining him in the music business.
The singer, 46, performed at the Bilt Rewards casino night at the NMHC annual meeting in San Diego and caught up with PEOPLE before his set. Thicke talked about his 13-year-old son, Julian, who has taken an interest in his father’s profession in recent years.
“My son Julian followed in his dad’s footsteps. He is an amazing singer and an amazing performer,” says the musician.
“I’d like him to follow in my footsteps, but I’d rather he follow in Barack Obama’s footsteps and become president or something like that,” he adds. “But he’s wonderful just the way he is.”
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Robin Thicke praises son Julian, 13, for starring role in school musical: ‘I didn’t cry’
Thicke shares a son with ex Paula Patton, 48.
In November, the singer revealed that his son had played Patrick Star in the school’s musical production Sponge Bob SquarePants.
“My son, Julian Fuego Thicke was Patrick Star in SpongeBob the Musical!!! I didn’t cry, you cried! 🥲🎤🤯🙏❤️,” Thicke wrote on Instagram while sharing a video montage of photos of his son with family members, including Thicke’s mother, singer Gloria Loring, and Julian’s younger sister, Mia Love, 5, who the singer shares with April Voli Geary.
Thicke and Geary also have a daughter, Lola Alain, 4, and a son, Luca Patrick, 2.
Last year on The Jennifer Hudson Show, the proud dad said Julian “got a gift” when it came to music.
He said Julian “started singing from a very early age”, adding: “I would give him everything I could.”
“He’s a natural singer and he just got the lead in the high school play,” Thicke said at the time, noting that Julian was set to play Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
The “Close to You” singer also said that his son started “playing the guitar a little” at that time and that he wanted him to “write his own songs”.
“It’s really his journey and his life,” he continued. “I encourage him more to be himself and love himself.”
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