Song Quotes by Mayer Hawthorne

I've always made sure that I tour with bands that people aren't expecting me to tour with.

— 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.

— 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…

— Mayer Hawthorne

I never have, but I would love to pick R. Kelly's brain.

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— Mayer Hawthorne

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I definitely have a hearty breakfast before I do anything.

— 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…

— 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…

— Mayer Hawthorne

I try to make sure that I make music that can stand the test of time.

— Mayer Hawthorne

A lot of people think I live in a soul bubble.

— 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,…

— Mayer Hawthorne

I make soul music for hip-hop heads. It's music I'd want to sample if I were a rapper.

— Mayer Hawthorne

My intentions with any of my music is to keep it futuristic and updated and be experimental and try new things.

— Mayer Hawthorne