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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. "
Mayer Hawthorne
Me
Some People
Man
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" I've been DJing since before I could read the labels on the records. "
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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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" I love doing things that people don't expect. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" I think that Detroiters are some of the most resilient people in the world. "
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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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" 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 learn the most from trial and error. I learn about what I'd like to be able to do from people like Barbara Mason. Saying I want to sing like Barbara Mason and doing it, it's two very different scenarios. "
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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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" 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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You
" 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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Good
Sleep
" 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 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 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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" Marvin Gaye was the ultimate ladies' man and a big part of that was the way he dressed. If you're having trouble getting ladies, step your suit game up and see the difference. Walk into a bar in a tailored suit and I guarantee every girl will check you out. "
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" 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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Me
" Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I definitely have a hearty breakfast before I do anything. "
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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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" I've always made sure that I tour with bands that people aren't expecting me to tour with. "
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" Drums, bass, guitar, keys, I play a little of each of those. "
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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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" 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'm a serious student of music, a perfectionist in the studio, and I take the arrangement and production of it very seriously, down to the mixing and mastering even. But at the same time I'm having so much fun with it. I try not to take myself so seriously. "
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" A lot of people think I live in a soul bubble. "
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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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" Gary Numan had a huge influence on both my music and my style. He had his own unique fashion sense - that futuristic space style. It was out there. "
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" Nowhere on earth has more soul than Detroit. "
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