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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.”
“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.”
“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?”
“I think that Detroiters are some of the most resilient people in the world.”
“I've been DJing since before I could read the labels on the records.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“It's important that when kids are listening to my music they don't think of it as their parent's music.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I've always made sure that I tour with bands that people aren't expecting me to tour with.”
“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.”
“Drums, bass, guitar, keys, I play a little of each of those.”
“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I definitely have a hearty breakfast before I do anything.”
“I just want to have fun and party with everyone around the world. That's the only rule, to have fun.”
“I shopped at J. Crew in high school, I studied computer science. I was a nerd-nerd, now I'm a music-nerd.”
“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.”
“My singing really seemed to connect with people, and it ended up as my main career, which I love.”
“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.”