I've had big record label presidents look me in the face and say, 'Your music sucks, you don't know who you are, your music is all over the place, and we don't know how to market this stuff. Pick a lane and come back to us.'
Bruno MarsIn Hawaii, some of the biggest radio stations are reggae. The local bands are heavily influenced by Bob Marley.
Bruno MarsSongwriters, you have to work - you have to wait for residuals. You have to pray that the song's going to be a hit. And then a year later, you might get a check.
Bruno MarsBecoming famous was never what I wanted to do. There's a lot of things that come with fame - it's what people in the limelight have to do.
Bruno MarsI don't try and be dark, but there are obviously darker emotions that I want to capture sometimes.
Bruno MarsI think everybody don't know what color I am. It's like, "He's not black enough. He's not white enough. He's got a Latin last name but he doesn't have - he doesn't speak Spanish. Who are we selling this to? Are you making urban music? Are you making pop music? What kind of music are you making?"
Bruno MarsI grew up with so many different songs that the ones that are fun to play are the ones I want to do.
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