Latest Bruno Mars Quotes from Interviews

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• I just really care about what people see. I want them to know that I'm working hard for this. The artists that I look up to like, you know, Michael, Prince, James Brown. You watch them and you understand that they're paying attention to the details of their art. And they care so much about what they're wearing, about how they're moving, about how they're making the audience feel. They're not phoning it in. They're going up there to murder anybody that performs after them or performs before them. That's what I've watched my whole life and admired.

  Bruno Mars

  Art, Moving, People

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

• A lot of people are really quick to say, "That song sounds like this." Or you - "He's tryin' to sound like this." And I'm always like, "You're damn right I am. That's how - that's why we're all here." You know, we all grew up idolizing another musician. That's how this works. That's how music is created.

  Bruno Mars

  Song, People, Musician

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

• I love doing shows. I love rocking shows. I love playing instruments. I love singing. If I can find a way to do that and feed my family, then I'm a happy man.

  Bruno Mars

  Men, Singing, Way

  Source: www.sfgate.com

• What I like about Elvis is the same thing I like about James Brown, Michael Jackson, Prince. These guys, back in the day, there was no smoke and mirrors. It was just raw talent. They would step out onstage and command an audience.

  Bruno Mars

  Mirrors, Guy, Raw Talent

  Source: www.wbur.org

• It's dedicating yourself to your craft. Spending thousands of hours in a studio learning how to write a song, learning how to play different chords, training yourself to sing. You know, to get better and better.

  Bruno Mars

  Song, Writing, Play

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

• I think everybody don't know what color I am. It's like, "He's not black enough. He's not white enough. He's got a Latin last name but he doesn't have - he doesn't speak Spanish. Who are we selling this to? Are you making urban music? Are you making pop music? What kind of music are you making?"

  Bruno Mars

  Latin, Thinking, Names

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

• I want people to think of Hawaii and think of palm trees and magical islands and Bruno Mars.

  Bruno Mars

  Thinking, Islands, People

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

• We all grew up idolizing another musician. That's how this works. That's how music is created.

  Bruno Mars

  Musician, Grew Up, Grew

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

• My dad was just the king of finding these little spots for us to stay that we should never have been staying at.

  Bruno Mars

  Kings, Dad, Littles

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

• Be in control. Know who you are. And don't try to be different just to be different.

  Bruno Mars

  Trying, Different, Knows

  Source: www.sandiegouniontribune.com

• I can show you in music better than I can tell you in words.

  Bruno Mars

  Music Is, Shows, I Can

  Source: www.sandiegouniontribune.com

• I want there to be a piece of me in my music, you know? I genuinely believe that's the secret of all the success that's happened (for me).

  Bruno Mars

  Believe, Secret, Pieces

  Source: www.sandiegouniontribune.com

• People can hear my songs are coming from something real. I mean what I say; I'm not just writing to impress critics or young girls, or older girls. The way I talk is the way I write a song.

  Bruno Mars

  Girl, Song, Real

  Source: www.sandiegouniontribune.com

• I think I don't take myself too seriously. You know as far as, it's a fun life. I take my music serious, but I like to have fun.

  Bruno Mars

  Fun, Thinking, Serious

  Source: www.sandiegouniontribune.com

• I can put some chords together and maybe write a song, but I'm learning every day. And that's the fun part.

  Bruno Mars

  Song, Fun, Writing

  Source: www.sandiegouniontribune.com

• The drumming helps a lot when I'm producing songs or writing songs. My knowledge of drums helps more in that aspect, (although) I don't know, man; I'm not great at any of them.

  Bruno Mars

  Song, Writing, Men

  Source: www.sandiegouniontribune.com

• You aspire to be as great as Michael Jackson is as an artist. I don't think any artist in pop, rock or hip-hop has ever done it any bigger than him. You know what I mean? He's the man.

  Bruno Mars

  Mean, Artist, Men

  Source: www.sandiegouniontribune.com

• With my being from Hawaii and being very family oriented I don't really have a fear of a tragic ending. I dont see any tragic ending for me.

  Bruno Mars

  Hawaii, Tragic Endings, Tragic

  Source: www.sandiegouniontribune.com

• There will never be another Michael Jackson, a huge pop star since (the age of) 7.

  Bruno Mars

  Stars, Age, Pops

  Interview with George Varga, www.sandiegouniontribune.com. June 9, 2011.

• The confidence Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson exuded from stage, I'm a fan of.

  Bruno Mars

  Fans, Stage

  Source: www.sandiegouniontribune.com

• I grew up with so many different songs that the ones that are fun to play are the ones I want to do.

  Bruno Mars

  Song, Fun, Play

  Interview with George Varga, www.sandiegouniontribune.com. June 9, 2011.

• Jimi Hendrix is the greatest guitar player in the world... a guy who mastered that instrument. It was talking when he played. And when he did a solo, he made the guitar cry - or made it sound like it was coming from the devil's amplifier.

  Bruno Mars

  Player, Guitar, Talking

  Source: www.sandiegouniontribune.com

• I'd like to talk to Bob Marley. I'd just like to ask him what was his method. Bob is one of the greatest songwriters ever. I don't know if people understand how powerful his songs are and the simplicity and genius behind them.

  Bruno Mars

  Song, Powerful, People

  Source: www.sandiegouniontribune.com

• You have to envision your life, and then go backwards.

  Bruno Mars

  Backwards

  "Bruno Mars heads for the stars with new album". Interview with Denise Quan, www.cnn.com. October 5, 2010.

• It's just all love. That's what music is. That's why music is created. To make people feel good, to uplift people. That's what musicians are for: to give everyone an escape, to let everyone feel good and take people out of everyday problems, so that they can hear music and sing words that are hopefully relatable.

  Bruno Mars

  Uplifting, Everyday Problems, People

  Source: www.cityweekend.com.cn