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# Brian McKnight

(1969)   Singer   United States

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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 · Page 2

> [I'm probably the furthest from being romantic that you've ever seen; I'm not even close to being romantic in any way until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-m-probably-the-furthest-from-being-romantic-that-you-ve-ever-seen-i/)

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[Any](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/any/)

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> [It doesn't matter the genre or type of art, if it's authentic there's an apparent beauty to it and as an artist,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/it-doesn-t-matter-the-genre-or-type-of-art-if-it-s-authentic-there-s/)

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

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> [I'll never quit, I'll never go down, I'll make sure they remember my name.. a hundred years from now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-ll-never-quit-i-ll-never-go-down-i-ll-make-sure-they-remember-my/)

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[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

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> [I'll never give up, never give in, never let a ray of doubt slip in. And if I fall I'll never fail..…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-ll-never-give-up-never-give-in-never-let-a-ray-of-doubt-slip-in-and/)

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[Fail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fail/)

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> [I started as a writer and when I sent my demos out everyone wanted to know who was singing and if that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-started-as-a-writer-and-when-i-sent-my-demos-out-everyone-wanted-to/)

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[Deals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deals/)

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> [Lionel Richie told me forget about the critics. But if you come back with hit after hit, you don't have to worry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/lionel-richie-told-me-forget-about-the-critics-but-if-you-come-back/)

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[Critics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/critics/)

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> [By 17, I had a whole band that would go in and play. It was called Spontaneous Inventions, after a Bobby McFerrin album.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/by-17-i-had-a-whole-band-that-would-go-in-and-play-it-was-called/)

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

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> [People don't like when you point out to them and remind them that they're not very smart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/people-don-t-like-when-you-point-out-to-them-and-remind-them-that/)

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[Intelligence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/intelligence/)

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> [I'm constantly being courted by labels and their backing. Obviously the market is there when you talk about the economics and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-m-constantly-being-courted-by-labels-and-their-backing-obviously/)

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[Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/)

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> [I used to play pianos in bars. You know in hotels, you'd see guys playing piano with a snifter? That was me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-used-to-play-pianos-in-bars-you-know-in-hotels-you-d-see-guys/)

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[Bars](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bars/)

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> [I watch my contemporaries, and they love to live in the studio and I don't. I have a life. I treat it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-watch-my-contemporaries-and-they-love-to-live-in-the-studio-and-i/)

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[Contemporaries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/contemporaries/)

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> [I just want people to take a step back, take a deep breath and actually look at something with a different perspective.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-just-want-people-to-take-a-step-back-take-a-deep-breath-and/)

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[Deep breath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deep-breath/)

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> [I'm the fifth generation of Seventh Day Adventists and the youngest of four brothers. When I was still very small, we formed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-m-the-fifth-generation-of-seventh-day-adventists-and-the-youngest/)

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[Brothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brothers/)

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> [I just do what I do and hope it's accepted by the public at large. It's different from when Marvin Gaye and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-just-do-what-i-do-and-hope-it-s-accepted-by-the-public-at-large-it/)

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[Accepted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accepted/)

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> [I'm not thinking about what needs to be on the radio. I'm not thinking about anything other than - I'm just going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-m-not-thinking-about-what-needs-to-be-on-the-radio-i-m-not-thinking/)

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[Music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/)

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> [I keep these songs in my head until I get behind the microphone. I never spend more than 30 or 40 minutes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-keep-these-songs-in-my-head-until-i-get-behind-the-microphone-i/)

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

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> [He knows I rip him off every day. He's the godfather for me. Nobody can say they aren't influenced by what Stevie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/he-knows-i-rip-him-off-every-day-he-s-the-godfather-for-me-nobody-can/)

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[Done](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/done/)

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> [When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/when-it-s-your-chance-to-step-up-to-the-plate-just-hit-it-out-of-the/)

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[Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/)

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> [I'll always write music. Whether I release a record, whether I let the public hear it or not, I'm always writing music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-ll-always-write-music-whether-i-release-a-record-whether-i-let-the/)

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[Music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/)

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> [It is great to have your own label; you can cultivate your own artists I've worked with pretty much everyone I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/it-is-great-to-have-your-own-label-you-can-cultivate-your-own-artists/)

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

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> [The guy comes up to the plate, there's always a chance where he can get a grand slam and everybody forgets about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/the-guy-comes-up-to-the-plate-there-s-always-a-chance-where-he-can/)

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

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> [I was brought up to be a gentleman. That means you know how to walk, talk and dress the part.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-was-brought-up-to-be-a-gentleman-that-means-you-know-how-to-walk/)

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[Brought](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brought/)

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> [I write about moments, and I don't make blanket statements about anything because no one has all the answers; nobody's come up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-write-about-moments-and-i-don-t-make-blanket-statements-about/)

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[Answers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/answers/)

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> [I've worked with jazz artists, country artists, classical artists, pop artists. I never wanted there to be categories, because when I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-ve-worked-with-jazz-artists-country-artists-classical-artists-pop/)

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

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> [Being a musician, you want to be able to do the hardest stuff there is. People would think it's classical, but in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/being-a-musician-you-want-to-be-able-to-do-the-hardest-stuff-there-is/)

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[Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/)

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> [A fine timepiece is part of dressing like a gentleman. When I first made a little money, I bought my first watch,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/a-fine-timepiece-is-part-of-dressing-like-a-gentleman-when-i-first/)

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[Dressings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dressings/)

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> [For me able to do the records I want to do and not have to worry about this producer or that producer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/for-me-able-to-do-the-records-i-want-to-do-and-not-have-to-worry/)

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[Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/)

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> [Stevie didn't use the technology to drive the song. He used it to enhance. I use the tools to further my work,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/stevie-didn-t-use-the-technology-to-drive-the-song-he-used-it-to/)

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[Song](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/)

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> [I think I'd have to say my favorite IWC. They have been around for so long and the craftsmanship is top notch.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-think-i-d-have-to-say-my-favorite-iwc-they-have-been-around-for-so/)

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[100 years](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/100-years/)

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> [You can't listen to what people who aren't musical have to say. When Anytime was released, I had bad reviews, and at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/you-can-t-listen-to-what-people-who-aren-t-musical-have-to-say-when/)

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[Bad reviews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-reviews/)

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> [You know, most of my career I wrote about moments in time. All of us have felt one thing or another and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/you-know-most-of-my-career-i-wrote-about-moments-in-time-all-of-us/)

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[Careers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/careers/)

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> [I think I've tried to stay true to my music since the beginning. It's kind of hard because of the access and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-think-i-ve-tried-to-stay-true-to-my-music-since-the-beginning-it-s/)

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[Access](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/access/)

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> [I am a writer - that is what I am before being a performer or musician. I love waking up in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-am-a-writer-that-is-what-i-am-before-being-a-performer-or-musician/)

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[Going to sleep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/going-to-sleep/)

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> [Most of the stuff I learned to play, I learned in high school. I had a band in high school, a jazz-fusion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/most-of-the-stuff-i-learned-to-play-i-learned-in-high-school-i-had-a/)

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[Band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/)

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> [“I want you now, I'll show you how I can be the man you need me to be I've been around, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-want-you-now-i-ll-show-you-how-i-can-be-the-man-you-need-me-to-be-i/)

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[Need](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/need/)

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> [You'd hear Willie Nelson, then Earth, Wind & Fire, then Chicago, then Billy Joel on the same radio station. Nowadays, everything is compartmentalized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/you-d-hear-willie-nelson-then-earth-wind-fire-then-chicago-then-billy/)

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[Chicago](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chicago/)

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> [People now have been conditioned to believe they should only buy one song at a time, that nobody can make an entire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/people-now-have-been-conditioned-to-believe-they-should-only-buy-one/)

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[Been](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/been/)

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> [I kinda went back to that period between '88 and '94 where I felt like I was the most creative, without being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-kinda-went-back-to-that-period-between-88-and-94-where-i-felt-like/)

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

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> [I was a nerd academically. But I was also an athlete and a musician. I never wanted to be shut out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-was-a-nerd-academically-but-i-was-also-an-athlete-and-a-musician-i/)

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[Academically](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/academically/)

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> [Jazz is all about improvisation and it's about the moment in time, doing it this way now, and you'll never do it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/jazz-is-all-about-improvisation-and-it-s-about-the-moment-in-time/)

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## Brian McKnight by topic

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