Leon Bridges Quotes
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A lot of R&B cats are doing a lot of auto-tune. Tyrese went back to the basics. I love classic soul music and Ginuwine. Ginuwine and Usher laid the foundation back in the '90s. There's no one doing that anymore.
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Dance really built my confidence on stage. I'm still a shy person. But I have a lot more confidence than I did when I started.
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I'm not trying to compete with any other revival soul acts. It's just Leon Bridges, a kid from Fort Worth trying to be himself and give people hope. It's great music to dance to and just love.
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I got tired of depending on other people, and I had this strong desire to make music of my own. I decided to start writing my own tunes and just see what could happen.
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For me, making music just starts with a simple melody, and lyrics will come sometime after that.
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I think I'll always live in Fort Worth. It's great that I can now go anywhere I want to play music, but I love coming back here. I can roll down the streets and just reminisce.
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People tell me they use my song 'Coming Home' at their weddings. My audience seems to range from young to old, and it's cool when you really get to connect with all different people.
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I wrote my first song, 'Conversion', to this little hip-hop instrumental. I went to an open-mic, plugged my iPod into the P.A., and sang over the beat.
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My mom is a very religious woman. So when I began recording music, I was afraid she wouldn't accept it. But when I played her a song, she loved it.
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The heart of man will always be dark. There will always be evil people. The problem is that there is nothing we can humanly do to change them.
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I'm totally open to exploring different types of music. I just have to always remember to be true to who I am.
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My mom is very excited for the fact that I got signed and, of course, being a mom, she's going to be a little worried.
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If I went crazy and tried to make pop music, my band wouldn't record it! I love them too much to do that.
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When I first got into the music scene, I was inspired by different songwriters. I like to dress from the '50s and '60s. I like to paint a picture of that era through my music and clothes. I am inspired by a whole a lot of things, from doo-wop to gospel and soul music.
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The first time I shared my music and style with my mom, she said, 'Boy, you look like you came right out of the 1950s.'
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My whole life is a vacation.
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Gospel music played a huge part of my life. I was too scared to audition for the choir, but through my own music, I was also able to find spirituality for myself.
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When I started writing, I just wanted to do something different and creative. I first thought neo-soul was a good pathway for me, so I tried that out but realized I didn't want to be placed in that box.
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When I started writing the music, I wanted everything to be consistent from the way I dressed to the way I presented myself online. I wanted everything to match what I was doing on stage.
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I've always had a great work ethic, even when I was washing dishes.
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I'm coming from a Ginuwine and Usher background: slow and smooth songs. And that's why I really connected to Sam Cooke, because he was just very smooth. It's not like the James Brown types, which is all great stuff, but he was totally set apart from those guys.
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I like to wear short-sleeved collared shirts and high-waist trousers with shiny shoes. And at night, when I'm playing, I'll often wear suits. But it started with my uncle's vintage clothes.
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One time, when I was about eight, these guys started throwing water balloons at me. That really did ruin my summer.
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I want people to see an honesty within me. I'm not trying to be the next Sam Cooke or Otis Redding.