American - Musician | February 2, 1979 -
I never have, but I would love to pick R. Kelly's brain.
Mayer Hawthorne
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I've been DJing since before I could read the labels on the records.
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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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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'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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I just want to make music as long as I can and reach as many people as I can.
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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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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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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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I think that Detroiters are some of the most resilient people in the world.
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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 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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