Ne-Yo says he and the legendary singer have been talking about recording music together, praising Stevie for inspiring his own career.

AceShowbiz - Ne-Yo dreams of working with Stevie Wonder, the man who inspired his own career.

The singer, real name Shaffer Chimere Smith, has dominated the charts since bursting onto the scene in 2006 with debut album "In My Own Words".

Over the last 12 years he has collaborated with everyone from Rihanna to David Guetta, but he's yet to lock down studio time with soul superstar Stevie - something Ne-Yo hopes will soon change.

"We've been talking about getting into the studio. Scheduling has been a thing that hasn't permitted it, so far. While he's going left, I'm going right. Lord, we're going to get it soon," Ne-Yo promised in a chat with British newspaper Metro.

"He is literally one of the people responsible for there even being a Ne-Yo. I hated my singing growing up because I didn't sound like the people my mum used to listen to. (Then) my mom introduced me to Michael Jackson and Stevie.

"I had to tell (Stevie) that story when I first met him, I had to let him know."

For now, the "So Sick" singer is concentrating on his new album, "Good Man". It marks the 38-year-old star's seventh studio album, and hits shelves from June 8.

The father-of-three also recently celebrated his second wedding anniversary to Crystal Renay, the mother to his youngest son, two-year-old Shaffer Chimere Smith Jr.

Recalling their first date, Ne-Yo, who also has daughter Madilyn, seven, and six-year-old son Mason with ex Monyetta Shaw, had an unconventional approach to wooing his future wife.

"I wanted us both to lay out all of our dirty laundry, right then and there," he said. "I let her know everything that there was to know to prepare for her to splash a drink in my face and walk away from the table. When it didn't happen, that's when I knew that she was special.

"That resulted in two years of happy marriage so far."

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