Bruno Mars

“'Doo-wop' is a very special word for me. Because I grew up listening to my dad who, as a Fifties rock & roll head, loved doo-wop music.”

“Don't you love it that Prince doesn't use Twitter? Don't you think he's somewhere on a unicorn?”

“In pop music, the public usually see the results - the hit records, the Grammy Awards performances, the concert tours - but not all the work that goes into getting into the spotlight. And not everyone realizes that, even if you have a lot of talent, chances are you won't make it.”

“I've had big record label presidents look me in the face and say, 'Your music sucks, you don't know who you are, your music is all over the place, and we don't know how to market this stuff. Pick a lane and come back to us.'”

“I tend to overthink things. I'm not the guy who screams 'This is a world smash!' when I finish a song.”

“I don't like two stories. I like one story. I never grew up with stairs. I like to stick to what I know.”

“You can't knock on opportunity's door and not be ready.”

“No one sells a song better than the person that wrote it.”