Miguel Quotes
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One of the most telling things about a person is how they say hello, handshakes.
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I have this propensity to just come out and say things. That's how I am in real life.
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'SNL' is probably one of the premiere outlets that a musician can perform on that isn't obviously a music outlet.
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I want everyone to express themselves in a unique way.
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I could speak Spanish fluently growing up, but I'm so out of practice, and I have such a tremendous respect for songwriting in the Spanish language.
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For me, the creative process for me always starts in a personal place. I step away from my iPod or any records or CDs.
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To its credit, hip-hop is my favorite genre, to this day, and it's hard not to be influenced by the culture and by the movement of it and by the soul of it.
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At the end of the day, as a grown man, I don't really care what the sexuality of the next man is.
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Interestingly, I matured as a musician and as an artist before I matured as a man. What I mean by that is, I was ready to be completely vulnerable and honest with myself and unapologetic when it comes to how I express myself in my medium. But I wasn't as secure in doing that when it came to just being myself.
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I fell in love with funk music through my father - Funkadelic - as well as soul and classical early on.
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I don't think I live the lifestyle that's expected of a quote unquote R&B artist. I'm just not that dude.
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I'm a nice guy, but I like to get into trouble.
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If you're interested in any artist, go see them live. I always say that you should go see an artist live. That's an experience that only you and the people in the room can say that they have.
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Historically, black music has influenced other cultures and other genres and created other genres.
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I associate creativity with independent music.
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You know, people aren't always the most open-minded.
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Art is based on emotion, but being macho is based on ego; the wall protecting that emotion.
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I think my style as far as vocal delivery and even down to the pronunciation of certain words is so deliberate.
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I think that the best part of music is when it comes from a real place and has an ability to kind of connect on a much larger scale. It no longer is a personal thing, it becomes everyone else's thing as well.
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Some of us are only going to show our emotions while we're actually vulnerable. But that's what makes us human.
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I think there's always been progressive R&B music.
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I think your conversations are indicative of your tastes - even your diction.
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The extremes of who I'd love to be onstage are David Bowie, Prince, and, I don't know, Bjork.
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When I'm a part of someone else's creative process, it's all about facilitating their ideas and hopefully bringing their perspective and making it a part of a song.