Stevie Wonder's decades-long music career has brought him to just about every major city in the world. But the American music legend says he has a special place in his heart for Toronto, and even considered moving here.
"I love Toronto. I was actually was thinking at some point of moving to Toronto because I love the people there and I love the energy," he told CTV’s Canada AM in an interview from Los Angeles.
The 25-time Grammy award winner also noted that he's a fan of one of the city's biggest homegrown stars.
"Not to mention, Drake's in Toronto, right?" he said smiling, and adding that he loves many young artists and musicians.
During his career, which started when he was just 11 years old, Wonder has never shied away from politics. Whether it was campaigning to have the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. become an American holiday, or refusing to play in Florida after the Trayvon Martin murder trial, the artist said encouraging equality has always been important to him.
"The only way the world can truly come together is if people really understand that we have to be on the same page when it comes to talking about equality; it's got to be for everyone," he said.
"You've got to imagine every single person as if they were your brother or sister, your mother or father.”
Wonder is preparing to kick off his latest tour, celebrating his 1976 classic album "Songs in the Key of Life." The tour starts in Montreal on Sept. 30 and comes to Toronto's Air Canada Centre on Oct. 9.
