List of Mayer Hawthorne Quotes

I've Always Made Sure That I Tour With Bands That People Aren't Expecting Me To Tour With.

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.

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.'

Drums, Bass, Guitar, Keys, I Play A Little Of Each Of Those.

I Grew Up In The '80s And '90s Listening To Public Enemy And Mobb Deep And The Smashing Pumpkins. I Don't Even Know What It Was Like In The '60s - I Wasn't Alive Then - So The Mayer Hawthorne Sound Is Taking What I Can Learn From The Classics, And Blending It With My Hip-hop Dj And Producer Background And Punk-rock Bands That I Played In As A Kid.

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.

Breakfast Is The Most Important Meal Of The Day And I Definitely Have A Hearty Breakfast Before I Do Anything.

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.

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.

I Was A Hip-hop Head. When I Really Found My Own Lane In Music, It Was Hip-hop. I Wanted To Make Hip-hop Music. And I Did, I Made A Lot Of Hip-hop Music.

I'm Trying To Just Drop So Much Music That People Cannot Ignore It.

My Grandma Ricky - That's Where I Got Classic Look From. She Was The Most Stylish Person Ever. She Had Her Own Clothing Store And Even Her Furniture Was Stylish. I Got My "flashy, But Classy" Motto From Her, Too. Whenever She Walked In The Room, She Was Always The Most Stylish Person In The Room.