Latest Brian McKnight Quotes from Interviews

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• There's no substitute to being successful on an actual chart.

  Brian McKnight

  Successful, Being Successful, Substitutes

  Source: www.sfgate.com

• I'm creating music - it doesn't matter if anyone else likes it.

  Brian McKnight

  Creating, Matter, Likes

  Source: www.sfgate.com

• It feels really great to be popular.

  Brian McKnight

  Really Great, Feels

  "5 questions for Brian McKnight". Interview with Aidin Vaziri, www.houstonchronicle.com. August 16, 2016.

• I've worked with jazz artists, country artists, classical artists, pop artists. I never wanted there to be categories, because when I was a kid there weren't.

  Brian McKnight

  Country, Kids, Artist

  "5 questions for Brian McKnight". Interview with Aidin Vaziri, www.houstonchronicle.com. August 16, 2016.

• You'd hear Willie Nelson, then Earth, Wind & Fire, then Chicago, then Billy Joel on the same radio station. Nowadays, everything is compartmentalized.

  Brian McKnight

  Fire, Wind, Chicago

  "5 questions for Brian McKnight". Interview with Aidin Vaziri, www.houstonchronicle.com. August 16, 2016.

• I hate the pigeonholing that's happened in the music business in the last 30 years.

  Brian McKnight

  Hate, Years, Lasts

  "5 questions for Brian McKnight". Interview with Aidin Vaziri, www.houstonchronicle.com. August 16, 2016.

• Everything I have now is so real, so vivid.

  Brian McKnight

  Real, Vivid

  Source: www.sfgate.com

• I've been a jazz artist playing pop and R&B my entire career.

  Brian McKnight

  Artist, Careers, Jazz

  Source: www.sfgate.com

• When somebody shows up and they believe in you, it makes all the difference.

  Brian McKnight

  Believe, Differences, Believe In You

  "5 questions for Brian McKnight". Interview with Aidin Vaziri, www.houstonchronicle.com. August 16, 2016.

• You know, most of my career I wrote about moments in time. All of us have felt one thing or another and it didn't last very long. Now I'm drawing from real experience. It's a huge difference.

  Brian McKnight

  Real, Careers, Drawing

  Source: www.sfgate.com

• I've always been serious about music. After you've done it for so many years, you get back to the basics.

  Brian McKnight

  Years, Done, Serious

  Source: www.sfgate.com

• This year I've really decided to get into the best shape of my life, and I've gotten there by changing not only what I eat but when I eat and how often, as well as my usual workout routine. The combination has made such a big difference, and I finally feel in the best shape of my life.

  Brian McKnight

  Workout, Years, Differences

  "Interview: Musician Brian McKnight". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

• I hope at some point in my career when my name is mentioned, someone will say "Oh yeah he has a good song!" I'd be happy with that.

  Brian McKnight

  Song, Names, Careers

  Source: youknowigotsoul.com

• I just want to be as creative as I possibly can.

  Brian McKnight

  Creative, Want

  Source: youknowigotsoul.com

• For me able to do the records I want to do and not have to worry about this producer or that producer or that trend, I'm not really interested in that.

  Brian McKnight

  Worry, Records, Trends

  Source: youknowigotsoul.com

• I grew up in a time where anything was possible.

  Brian McKnight

  Grew Up, Grew

  Source: youknowigotsoul.com

• I'm never satisfied with what I do.

  Brian McKnight

  Satisfied

  Source: youknowigotsoul.com

• I'm constantly being courted by labels and their backing. Obviously the market is there when you talk about the economics and the numbers, but it's hard to give up the freedom of being able to do whatever you want.

  Brian McKnight

  Giving Up, Numbers, Labels

  Source: youknowigotsoul.com

• I think I've tried to stay true to my music since the beginning. It's kind of hard because of the access and technology but I just do what I do.

  Brian McKnight

  Thinking, Technology, Kind

  Source: www.nerdprobs.com

• My fans are the best in the world! They've grown up with me and stayed with me through this entire journey.

  Brian McKnight

  Journey, Fans, World

  Source: www.nerdprobs.com

• I started as a writer and when I sent my demos out everyone wanted to know who was singing and if that person wanted a record deal.

  Brian McKnight

  Singing, Records, Demos

  Source: www.nerdprobs.com

• Music used to be essential and meaningful, but now it's disposable.

  Brian McKnight

  Meaningful, Essentials, Used

  Source: www.nerdprobs.com

• It doesn't matter the genre or type of art, if it's authentic there's an apparent beauty to it and as an artist, that's very inspiring.

  Brian McKnight

  Art, Matter, Type

• The hardest thing to do in this business is to still be around. When music changes, when labels' resources have dried up, it becomes harder and harder to continue to make a living at this.

  Brian McKnight

  Labels, Resources, Hardest

  "Interview: Musician Brian McKnight". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.