It's important that when kids are listening to my music they don't think of it as their parent's music. Mayer Hawthorne importantkidlisten Change image and share on social
I make soul music for hip-hop heads. It's music I'd want to sample if I were a rapper. Mayer Hawthorne headhiphop Change image and share on social
I just want to have fun and party with everyone around the world. That's the only rule, to have fun. Mayer Hawthorne funpartyrule Change image and share on social
I love doing things that people don't expect. Mayer Hawthorne expectlovepeople Change image and share on social
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 encyclopedia. But I got kind of frustrated with the chauvinistic side of rap music, the one that makes it hard to write songs about love and relationships. Mayer Hawthorne 80s90schauvinistic share on social
Music is timeless, so I want to give people shows they'll never forget so that I can do this forever. Mayer Hawthorne foreverforgetgive Change image and share on social
A big part of the Motown formula was, they took music and turned it into this sort of automotive assembly line. They were cranking out 10 songs a day in that studio, or more. Mayer Hawthorne assemblyautomotivebig Change image and share on social
My intentions with any of my music is to keep it futuristic and updated and be experimental and try new things. Mayer Hawthorne experimentalfuturisticintention Change image and share on social
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 hawthornehilariouskind Change image and share on social
I really don't care at all what people call me as long as they're listening to the music and talking about it. They can call me a space-jazz flautist. I don't care at all. Mayer Hawthorne callcareflautist Change image and share on social
