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title: "83 Brian McKnight Quotes - Famous Singer (Law and the State in Traditional East Asia)"
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# Brian McKnight

(1969)   Singer   United States

 **83** quotes in **434** categories

Brian McKnight talks about mixing jazz, country, classical, and pop without keeping strict categories. He says he learned most of his music in high school and writes about feelings instead of showing them. He also mentions watching sports all day as a simple pleasure.

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Brian McKnight is a singer from the United States, best known for *Law and the State in Traditional East Asia*.

## Quick Facts About Brian McKnight

Born June 5, 1969

Nationality United States

Profession Singer

Notable works Law and the State in Traditional East Asia

## About Brian McKnight

Brian Kainoa Makoa McKnight Sr. is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, radio personality, and multi-instrumentalist. An R&B performer, he is recognized for his strong head voice, high belting range, and melisma.

## Awards & Honors

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Male Artist American Music Award Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Male

##  Quotes by Brian McKnight

> [Music used to be essential and meaningful, but now it's disposable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/music-used-to-be-essential-and-meaningful-but-now-it-s-disposable/)

[Brian McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-mcknight/)

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> [I've been a jazz artist playing pop and R&B my entire career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-ve-been-a-jazz-artist-playing-pop-and-r-b-my-entire-career/)

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[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

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> [It's just exciting to be part of something that is brand-new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/it-s-just-exciting-to-be-part-of-something-that-is-brand-new/)

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> [I'm creating music - it doesn't matter if anyone else likes it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-m-creating-music-it-doesn-t-matter-if-anyone-else-likes-it/)

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[Creating](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creating/)

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> [I was probably six years old when I first sang before an audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-was-probably-six-years-old-when-i-first-sang-before-an-audience/)

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[Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d40/brian-mcknight-8171_audience_i-was-probably-six-years-old-when-i-firs_2275291.png)

> [Every song that I've done is me in one way or another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/every-song-that-i-ve-done-is-me-in-one-way-or-another/)

[Brian McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-mcknight/)

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> [I decided I am not going to say things I do not mean anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-decided-i-am-not-going-to-say-things-i-do-not-mean-anymore/)

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[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b1/brian-mcknight-8171_decided_i-decided-i-am-not-going-to-say-things-i_1844084.png)

> [I don't care how small the game. I want to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-don-t-care-how-small-the-game-i-want-to-win/)

[Brian McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-mcknight/)

[Care](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/care/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edf/brian-mcknight-8171_care_i-don-t-care-how-small-the-game-i-want-t_3040592.png)

> [I hate the pigeonholing that's happened in the music business in the last 30 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-hate-the-pigeonholing-that-s-happened-in-the-music-business-in-the/)

[Brian McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-mcknight/)

[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d2/brian-mcknight-8171_business_i-hate-the-pigeonholing-that-s-happened_1762639.png)

> [I am just like all the jerks and idiots you know. I am just a guy that watches sports all day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-am-just-like-all-the-jerks-and-idiots-you-know-i-am-just-a-guy-that/)

[Brian McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-mcknight/)

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> [Whenever I fill out the job description I put 'songwriter', never 'singer' or 'artist.' Singers come and go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/whenever-i-fill-out-the-job-description-i-put-songwriter-never-singer/)

[Brian McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-mcknight/)

[Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/brian-mcknight-8171_artist_whenever-i-fill-out-the-job-description_1564653.png)

> [“I need you so I can't let go Gonna be all that I can be I want you still I always will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-need-you-so-i-can-t-let-go-gonna-be-all-that-i-can-be-i-want-you/)

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> [When somebody shows up and they believe in you, it makes all the difference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/when-somebody-shows-up-and-they-believe-in-you-it-makes-all-the/)

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> [There's only one thing that everyone in this world has in common: whether you want to love somebody and you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/there-s-only-one-thing-that-everyone-in-this-world-has-in-common/)

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> [“If you give me half a chance I will Never leave you standing out in the rain”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/if-you-give-me-half-a-chance-i-will-never-leave-you-standing-out-in/)

[Brian McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-mcknight/)

[Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chance/)

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> [I hope at some point in my career when my name is mentioned, someone will say "Oh yeah he has a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-hope-at-some-point-in-my-career-when-my-name-is-mentioned-someone/)

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> [I think they can co-exist. You don't have to put one down for another. I've been bitten by the acting bug, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-think-they-can-co-exist-you-don-t-have-to-put-one-down-for-another/)

[Brian McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-mcknight/)

[Acting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acting/)

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> [I listen to all kinds of songs. There's something to be learned from every type of music and from the one making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-listen-to-all-kinds-of-songs-there-s-something-to-be-learned-from/)

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> [Every little kid that steps on the court or the field has aspirations to go pro. I think being a pro basketball…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/every-little-kid-that-steps-on-the-court-or-the-field-has-aspirations/)

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[Aspiration](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aspiration/)

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> [Back in college, when I got kicked out of school, I was still in school, I'd just written the song that got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/back-in-college-when-i-got-kicked-out-of-school-i-was-still-in-school/)

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[College](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/college/)

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> [I am at my core a singer/songwriter a la James Taylor or a la Billy Joel. It's not that I don't want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-am-at-my-core-a-singer-songwriter-a-la-james-taylor-or-a-la-billy/)

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> [The hardest thing to do in this business is to still be around. When music changes, when labels' resources have dried up,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/the-hardest-thing-to-do-in-this-business-is-to-still-be-around-when/)

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[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

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> [I kind of hate the fact that people are always trying to put you into a category. I hate walls, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-kind-of-hate-the-fact-that-people-are-always-trying-to-put-you-into/)

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[Boundaries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boundaries/)

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> [I wanted to put jazz on the record, all the loves of music that I had on the record, so I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-wanted-to-put-jazz-on-the-record-all-the-loves-of-music-that-i-had/)

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> [I went back and listened to the first three albums I made and tried to figure out what was special about them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-went-back-and-listened-to-the-first-three-albums-i-made-and-tried/)

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[Albums](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/albums/)

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> [“You say you've seen too many things, that turn out to be too good to be true. Against your better judgment, opened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/you-say-you-ve-seen-too-many-things-that-turn-out-to-be-too-good-to/)

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[Joke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/joke/)

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> [When the label came to me to say, 'would you like to do another record,' I said, 'Well I got these sixteen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/when-the-label-came-to-me-to-say-would-you-like-to-do-another-record/)

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> [This year I've really decided to get into the best shape of my life, and I've gotten there by changing not only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/this-year-i-ve-really-decided-to-get-into-the-best-shape-of-my-life/)

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> [Know the business; you need to know the business side of things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/know-the-business-you-need-to-know-the-business-side-of-things/)

[Brian McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-mcknight/)

[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

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> [I should know better but its just not the case.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-should-know-better-but-its-just-not-the-case/)

[Brian Mcknight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-mcknight/)

[Being hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-hurt/)

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> [I'm never satisfied with what I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-m-never-satisfied-with-what-i-do/)

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> [There's no substitute to being successful on an actual chart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/there-s-no-substitute-to-being-successful-on-an-actual-chart/)

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[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/brian-mcknight-8171_actual_there-s-no-substitute-to-being-successfu_1106782.png)

> [I just want to be as creative as I possibly can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-just-want-to-be-as-creative-as-i-possibly-can/)

[Brian McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-mcknight/)

[Creative](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creative/)

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> [I grew up in a time where anything was possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-grew-up-in-a-time-where-anything-was-possible/)

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> [It feels really great to be popular.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/it-feels-really-great-to-be-popular/)

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> [I am just a guy that watches sports all day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-am-just-a-guy-that-watches-sports-all-day/)

[Brian McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-mcknight/)

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> [I do not wear my emotions on my sleeve; I write about them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-do-not-wear-my-emotions-on-my-sleeve-i-write-about-them/)

[Brian McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-mcknight/)

[Emotion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emotion/)

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> [Everything I have now is so real, so vivid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/everything-i-have-now-is-so-real-so-vivid/)

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> [My fans are the best in the world! They've grown up with me and stayed with me through this entire journey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/my-fans-are-the-best-in-the-world-they-ve-grown-up-with-me-and-stayed/)

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> [I've always been serious about music. After you've done it for so many years, you get back to the basics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-ve-always-been-serious-about-music-after-you-ve-done-it-for-so-many/)

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[Basics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/basics/)

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## Brian McKnight by topic

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