Mayer Hawthorne Quotes & Sayings

“Even when I was a hip-hop DJ I always kept it classy. The motto is always 'flashy but classy.' You've got to be original and stand out from the crowd and take some chances. But you've always got to keep it classy.”

“James Brown is the perfect example of flashy but classy. Classy doesn't have to mean boring. His gear was flamboyant but without being so over the top. The cape was probably the biggest part of his persona. He looked like Superman.”

“I've always been the DJ or the bass player or the drummer, somebody in the background. I don't think anybody who knows me personally would say that I'm particularly shy or introverted, but I'm definitely not like Mr. Attention.”

“Nowhere on earth has more soul than Detroit.”

“I DJ all the time, as much as I possibly can. I'll never stop. That's my security blanket, that's what I'm good at. I still consider myself a better DJ than a singer. I can DJ in my sleep.”

“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I definitely have a hearty breakfast before I do anything.”

“I consider myself to have a decent sense of humor. What's life without a sense of humor?”

“I was really fortunate growing up to have a broad musical education. My parents listened to all kinds of music, rock, soul, Motown, jazz, Frank Sinatra, everything.”

“I shopped at J. Crew in high school, I studied computer science. I was a nerd-nerd, now I'm a music-nerd.”

“My intentions with any of my music is to keep it futuristic and updated and be experimental and try new things.”