I make soul music for hip-hop heads. It's music I'd want to sample if I were a rapper.
Mayer HawthorneI 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.
Mayer HawthorneI was a hip-hop head. When I really found my own lane in music, it was hip-hop. I wanted to make hip-hop music. And I did, I made a lot of hip-hop music.
Mayer HawthorneI've always made sure that I tour with bands that people aren't expecting me to tour with.
Mayer HawthorneMy grandma Ricky - that's where I got classic look from. She was the most stylish person ever. She had her own clothing store and even her furniture was stylish. I got my "Flashy, but classy" motto from her, too. Whenever she walked in the room, she was always the most stylish person in the room.
Mayer Hawthorne