--- title: "3 Djs Quotes By Mayer Hawthorne" description: "3 Djs quotes by Mayer Hawthorne. Plus more from Mayer Hawthorne and more Djs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/mayer-hawthorne-11847_chance_even-when-i-was-a-hip-hop-dj-i-always-ke_874422.jpg" --- > [Even when I was a hip-hop DJ I always kept it classy. The motto is always 'flashy but classy.' You've got to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/even-when-i-was-a-hip-hop-dj-i-always-kept-it-classy-the-motto-is/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/mayer-hawthorne-11847_chance_even-when-i-was-a-hip-hop-dj-i-always-ke_874422.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/i-dj-all-the-time-as-much-as-i-possibly-can-i-ll-never-stop-that-s-my/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/mayer-hawthorne-11847_blanket_i-dj-all-the-time-as-much-as-i-possibly_1896080.png) > [I grew up in the '80s and '90s listening to Public Enemy and Mobb Deep and the Smashing Pumpkins. I don't even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/i-grew-up-in-the-80s-and-90s-listening-to-public-enemy-and-mobb-deep/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dde/mayer-hawthorne-11847_80s_i-grew-up-in-the-80s-and-90s-listening-t_2262287.png) ## Other authors on Djs - [A-Trak 12 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/a-trak/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-girl-talk-38701.jpg) Girl Talk 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/girl-talk/) - [Tiesto 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/tiesto/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dj-shadow-29624.jpg) DJ Shadow 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/dj-shadow/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-hardwell-6335.jpg) Hardwell 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/hardwell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-aaron-hill-8668.jpg) David Guetta 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/david-guetta/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-van-dyk-74216.jpg) Paul van Dyk 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/paul-van-dyk/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-ice-t-43042.jpg) Ice T 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/ice-t/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dj-spooky-29627.jpg) DJ Spooky 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/dj-spooky/) ## More by Mayer Hawthorne > [I've always made sure that I tour with bands that people aren't expecting me to tour with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/i-ve-always-made-sure-that-i-tour-with-bands-that-people-aren-t/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/) > [I shopped at J. Crew in high school, I studied computer science. I was a nerd-nerd, now I'm a music-nerd.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/i-shopped-at-j-crew-in-high-school-i-studied-computer-science-i-was-a/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/) > [My dad calls me 'Mac' a lot, from 'Mike Tyson's Punch Out' - Little Mac is the main character. I was obsessed. I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/my-dad-calls-me-mac-a-lot-from-mike-tyson-s-punch-out-little-mac-is/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/) > [I never have, but I would love to pick R. Kelly's brain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/i-never-have-but-i-would-love-to-pick-r-kelly-s-brain/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/) > [I think that what happens is that all of my modern influences blend together with the older soul influences and you get Mayer Hawthorne.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/i-think-that-what-happens-is-that-all-of-my-modern-influences-blend/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/my-dad-taught-me-to-play-bass-he-s-a-bass-player-he-still-plays-in-a/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/i-really-love-rap-music-i-grew-up-in-the-80s-and-90s-with-public/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/) > [Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I definitely have a hearty breakfast before I do anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/breakfast-is-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day-and-i-definitely-have/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/when-you-re-a-soul-singer-i-m-singing-a-lot-of-songs-about-love-and/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/) > [Barry White is my musical hero. He was the guy who you danced to in the club and then when you took your lady…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/barry-white-is-my-musical-hero-he-was-the-guy-who-you-danced-to-in/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/) > [I try to make sure that I make music that can stand the test of time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/i-try-to-make-sure-that-i-make-music-that-can-stand-the-test-of-time/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/) > [A lot of people think I live in a soul bubble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/a-lot-of-people-think-i-live-in-a-soul-bubble/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/people-will-send-me-tweets-or-texts-yo-i-m-at-red-lobster-now-and/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/) > [I make soul music for hip-hop heads. It's music I'd want to sample if I were a rapper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/i-make-soul-music-for-hip-hop-heads-it-s-music-i-d-want-to-sample-if/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/) > [My intentions with any of my music is to keep it futuristic and updated and be experimental and try new things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/my-intentions-with-any-of-my-music-is-to-keep-it-futuristic-and/) [Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/djs/mayer-hawthorne/#itemlist", "name": "3 Djs Quotes By Mayer Hawthorne", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Even when I was a hip-hop DJ I always kept it classy. The motto is always 'flashy but classy.' 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