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, which is hilarious. — Mayer Hawthorne Copy Share Image
I've always made sure that I tour with bands that people aren't expecting me to tour with. — Mayer Hawthorne Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I definitely have a hearty breakfast before I do anything. — Mayer Hawthorne Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
I make soul music for hip-hop heads. It's music I'd want to sample if I were a rapper. — Mayer Hawthorne Copy Share
My intentions with any of my music is to keep it futuristic and updated and be experimental and try new things. — Mayer Hawthorne Copy Share
