Brian McKnight Quotes

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• Jazz is all about improvisation and it's about the moment in time, doing it this way now, and you'll never do it this way twice. I've studied the masters. Why would I want to play ball after the guys who sit on a bench? I want to play like Michael Jordan.

  Brian McKnight

  Play, Guy, Balls

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• I decided I am not going to say things I do not mean anymore.

  Brian McKnight

  Mean, Decided

  "Brian McKnight: I am not as romantic as you think". Interview with Diana Falzone, www.foxnews.com. March 29, 2013.

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• People don't like when you point out to them and remind them that they're not very smart.

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  Smart, People, Very Smart

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

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  Believe, Differences, Believe In You

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

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

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  Creating, Matter, Likes

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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

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  Meaningful, Essentials, Used

  Source: www.nerdprobs.com

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• There's only one thing that everyone in this world has in common: whether you want to love somebody and you want to be loved in return.

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  World, Want, Return

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• 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.

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  Art, Matter, Type

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

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  Successful, Being Successful, Substitutes

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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• When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before.

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  Parks, Steps, Chance

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• 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.

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  Country, Kids, Artist

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

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• I just want people to take a step back, take a deep breath and actually look at something with a different perspective. But most people will never do that.

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  People, Perspective, Different

  "Brian McKnight ‘More Than Words’: R&B Singer Opens Up On New Album". Interview with Brennan Williams, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 15, 2013.

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

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  Journey, Fans, World

  Source: www.nerdprobs.com

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• I write about moments, and I don't make blanket statements about anything because no one has all the answers; nobody's come up with a foolproof way to do anything when it comes to emotions.

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  Writing, Answers, Way

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• I do not wear my emotions on my sleeve; I write about them.

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  Writing, Emotion, Sleeves

  "Interview: Brian McKnight". www.askmen.com.

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• A fine timepiece is part of dressing like a gentleman. When I first made a little money, I bought my first watch which was a Rolex Daytona. It was just one of those things that said I was successful.

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  Money, Successful, Gentleman

  "Celebrity Collector: Brian McKnight". Interview with Reyne Haines, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 29, 2013.

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

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  Creative, Want

  Source: youknowigotsoul.com

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

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  Artist, Careers, Jazz

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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

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  Grew Up, Grew

  Source: youknowigotsoul.com

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• 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.

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  Song, Names, Careers

  Source: youknowigotsoul.com

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• Lionel Richie told me forget about the critics. But if you come back with hit after hit, you don't have to worry about anything.

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  Worry, Forget, Critics

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• I wanted to put jazz on the record, all the loves of music that I had on the record, so I could show people I was ahead of my 19 years. It may have been over the heads of some people.

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  Years, People, Records

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• Most of the stuff I learned to play, I learned in high school. I had a band in high school, a jazz-fusion thing, and I was the keyboard player. I was interested in how the instruments worked and the theory behind playing with them.

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  School, Player, Band

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

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  Real, Vivid

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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• I was brought up to be a gentleman. That means you know how to walk, talk and dress the part.

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  Mean, Gentleman, Dresses

  "Celebrity Collector: Brian McKnight". Interview with Reyne Haines, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 29, 2013.

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