I really love rap music. I grew up in the 80s and 90s with Public Enemy, N.W.A., LL Cool J – Im 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
My dad calls me Mac a lot, from Mike Tysons Punch Out – Little Mac is the main character. I was obsessed. I can still beat Mike Tyson on Punch Out. – Mayer Hawthorne
When youre a soul singer, Im singing a lot of songs about love and relationships that I think a lot of girls really relate to. For whatever reason, that seems to get em excited. The DJ, everyone always says the DJ gets all the chicks, but thats never been my experience. – Mayer Hawthorne
My dad taught me to play bass. Hes a bass player he still plays in a band in Michigan to this day. He taught me to play bass when I was about 6. I used to just go to band practice with him, and whoever didnt show up for rehearsal that day, I would take their spot. – Mayer Hawthorne