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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.' "
Mayer Hawthorne
Character
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Punch
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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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Superman
" I just want to make music as long as I can and reach as many people as I can. "
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Want
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" I've been DJing since before I could read the labels on the records. "
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" I try to make sure that I make music that can stand the test of time. "
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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 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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" 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 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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" 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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Long
Care
Listening
" 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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" 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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Up
You
" I consider myself to have a decent sense of humor. What's life without a sense of humor? "
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Life
Humor
" 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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Forget
People
Never Forget
" 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
" 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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Doing
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Saying
" 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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Parents
Thinking
Music
" 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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Will
Red
" Nowhere on earth has more soul than Detroit. "
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Detroit
Soul
Earth
" 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
" A lot of people think I live in a soul bubble. "
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Soul
Bubble
Live
" 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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" 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 love doing things that people don't expect. "
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" 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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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
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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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" 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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Rock
Appreciate
" 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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Kind
Cool
Enemy
" Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I definitely have a hearty breakfast before I do anything. "
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Breakfast
Day