Finding out that Ray Charles sang country songs but it sounded as soulful as any rhythm and blues record that kind of opened up my horizons for what songwriting was and what singers I could listen to. — Michael Kiwanuka Copy Share Image
Jimi Hendrix came on TV on this documentary and it was this African-American soulful black guy, playing an electric guitar, which I'd just started. And it just blew my head off. I had like an afro at the time, too.… — Michael Kiwanuka Copy Share Image
I love making music so it's important for me to keep doing that even if the schedule is busy. — Michael Kiwanuka Copy Share Image
It's annoying when you've got a guitar and you're working on music and then you have to go and do the shopping or someone… — Michael Kiwanuka Copy Share Image
The main thing in making your own music is that it's an expression of someone's personality and being. That's what people want to hear,… — Michael Kiwanuka Copy Share Image
It's annoying when you've got a guitar and you're working on music and then you have to go and do the shopping or someone… — Michael Kiwanuka Copy Share Image
There's nothing more exciting to me than using real instruments in the studio. — Michael Kiwanuka Copy Share Image
Finding out that Ray Charles sang country songs but it sounded as soulful as any rhythm and blues record that kind of opened up… — Michael Kiwanuka Copy Share Image
I love singing. It makes me feel good. It's like a release, especially when I'm singing soul music. — Michael Kiwanuka Copy Share Image
With writing music and writing songs and recording music and coming up with stuff, you need to kind of reengage that kind of inner… — Michael Kiwanuka Copy Share Image
Bill Withers, Van Morrison and Marvin Gaye are pioneers in popular music for the last century, and these are people who have influenced me… — Michael Kiwanuka Copy Share Image
I love grooves and dance music, but I like the feeling behind songs too. — Michael Kiwanuka Copy Share Image
