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" I consider myself to have a decent sense of humor. What's life without a sense of humor? "
Mayer Hawthorne
Sense Of Humor
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" I think that what happens is that all of my modern influences blend together with the older soul influences and you get Mayer Hawthorne. "
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" I love doing things that people don't expect. "
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" It's important that when kids are listening to my music they don't think of it as their parent's music. "
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" I shopped at J. Crew in high school, I studied computer science. I was a nerd-nerd, now I'm a music-nerd. "
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" I've been DJing since before I could read the labels on the records. "
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" I just want to have fun and party with everyone around the world. That's the only rule, to have fun. "
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" That's one of the most important things to me is that Detroit and Ann Arbor got my back. If you don't have hometown love, then what's the point? "
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" Nowhere on earth has more soul than Detroit. "
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" I grew up in Ann Arbor, about 25 miles west of Detroit. And when you grow up in that area, you get a healthy dose of Motown automatically. "
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" I don't think I've ever had more fun doing anything in my life than trading verses with Daryl Hall on 'Private Eyes.' That's as fun as it gets. "
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" Barry White, Smokey Robinson and Curtis Mayfield are big influences for me. But I'm also a metal head. I was in a bunch of punk rock bands. The Bee Gees, hip-hop and the Beach Boys are just as much of an influence on me as Smokey. "
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" I've always loved records, even when I was a kid, my parents would buy me records instead of a lot of the other toys kids got. That's what I wanted. I've been collecting records and DJing my whole life, and I thank my parents for that. They had a big record collection and really imparted the magic of it on me. "
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" I couldn't live in L.A. and not be close to the beach, you know, that's like the whole thing. I don't understand people who don't live by the beach. Why would you not? "
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" A big part of the Motown formula was, they took music and turned it into this sort of automotive assembly line. They were cranking out 10 songs a day in that studio, or more. "
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Line
" My dad taught me to play bass. He's a bass player; he still plays in a band in Michigan to this day. He taught me to play bass when I was about 6. I used to just go to band practice with him, and whoever didn't show up for rehearsal that day, I would take their spot. "
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" Man, I have so many names that everybody calls me something different. Some people call me Drew, some people call me Mayer, some people call me Haircut. "
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" My intentions with any of my music is to keep it futuristic and updated and be experimental and try new things. "
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New
New Things
Intentions
" I just want to make music as long as I can and reach as many people as I can. "
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Reach
Want
People
" I DJ all the time, as much as I possibly can. I'll never stop. That's my security blanket, that's what I'm good at. I still consider myself a better DJ than a singer. I can DJ in my sleep. "
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Myself
Good
Sleep
" I was really fortunate growing up to have a broad musical education. My parents listened to all kinds of music, rock, soul, Motown, jazz, Frank Sinatra, everything. "
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Parents
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" James Brown is the perfect example of flashy but classy. Classy doesn't have to mean boring. His gear was flamboyant but without being so over the top. The cape was probably the biggest part of his persona. He looked like Superman. "
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" Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I definitely have a hearty breakfast before I do anything. "
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Before
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Day
" Everybody comments that I'm white. I'm surprised I haven't gotten more criticism for it. I'm always expecting any day now it's gonna come. I guess I just attribute the lack of hate to people hearing the music and hearing how much I genuinely love it. "
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People
Hate
" I never have, but I would love to pick R. Kelly's brain. "
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Kelly
Pick
" A lot of people think I live in a soul bubble. "
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Bubble
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" I didn't appreciate Mick Jagger until I got older, and mainly because of the Mick Jagger swagger. He defined that for the world. He was bold and adventurous with it, too - just the ultimate rock star. "
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" My singing really seemed to connect with people, and it ended up as my main career, which I love. "
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Love
" I've always been the DJ or the bass player or the drummer, somebody in the background. I don't think anybody who knows me personally would say that I'm particularly shy or introverted, but I'm definitely not like Mr. Attention. "
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" Music is timeless, so I want to give people shows they'll never forget so that I can do this forever. "
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" Shout out to Daryl Hall. He is the best. One of my true musical heroes. He comes from the Philly area so when it comes to true soul, the guy obviously is the expert. "
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