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" I just want to make music as long as I can and reach as many people as I can. "
Mayer Hawthorne
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" I've been through a lot of situations with women and if I can help someone else avoid the pitfalls that I've gone through then I'm happy to help. "
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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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" I try to make sure that I make music that can stand the test of time. "
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" Nowhere on earth has more soul than Detroit. "
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" I've been really lucky to have had my fair share of relationships over the years and experiences to draw from. But I would say that I generally am not the one doing the heartbreaking. "
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" Even when I was a hip-hop DJ I always kept it classy. The motto is always 'flashy but classy.' You've got to be original and stand out from the crowd and take some chances. But you've always got to keep it classy. "
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" I don't want kids listening to my music thinking it's for their parents. I want them to feel it's theirs. "
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" I never have, but I would love to pick R. Kelly's brain. "
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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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" My dad calls me 'Mac' a lot, from 'Mike Tyson's Punch Out' - Little Mac is the main character. I was obsessed. I can still beat Mike Tyson on 'Punch Out.' "
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Punch
" 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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Education
Music
" I consider myself to have a decent sense of humor. What's life without a sense of humor? "
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Humor
" 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 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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Together
Think
" I've always made sure that I tour with bands that people aren't expecting me to tour with. "
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Expecting
Always
" 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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" 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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Bold
Rock
Appreciate
" People will send me tweets or texts, 'Yo, I'm at Red Lobster now and they're playing Mayer Hawthorne,' more of that kind of stuff, which is hilarious. "
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Red
" When you're a soul singer, I'm singing a lot of songs about love and relationships that I think a lot of girls really relate to. For whatever reason, that seems to get 'em excited. The DJ, everyone always says the DJ gets all the chicks, but that's never been my experience. "
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Soul
Think
" I think that Detroiters are some of the most resilient people in the world. "
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Think
People
" 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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Heroes
True
Soul
" With any cover, I like to choose songs that affected me strongly already. So it's tough sometimes to take a song that you love so much and put your own spin on it because you get such a strong feeling from the original. "
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Tough
" 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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" A lot of people think I live in a soul bubble. "
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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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" I really love rap music. I grew up in the '80s and '90s with Public Enemy, N.W.A., LL Cool J - I'm a hip-hop encyclopedia. But I got kind of frustrated with the chauvinistic side of rap music, the one that makes it hard to write songs about love and relationships. "
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" I make soul music for hip-hop heads. It's music I'd want to sample if I were a rapper. "
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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
Breakfast
Day
" 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 really don't care at all what people call me as long as they're listening to the music and talking about it. They can call me a space-jazz flautist. I don't care at all. "
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