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title: "2 Kids Listening Quotes By Mayer Hawthorne"
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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/it-s-important-that-when-kids-are-listening-to-my-music-they-don-t/)

[Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/mayer-hawthorne-11847_important_it-s-important-that-when-kids-are-listen_2091046.png)

> [I don't want kids listening to my music thinking it's for their parents. I want them to feel it's theirs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/i-don-t-want-kids-listening-to-my-music-thinking-it-s-for-their/)

[Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6d/mayer-hawthorne-11847_feels_i-don-t-want-kids-listening-to-my-music_3193364.png)

## 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/)

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