Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

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.

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

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

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

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.

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

A lot of musicians put diamonds on things to show they had money. I on the other had felt that Daytona showed I had style and I didn't need to be flashy.

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

Whenever I fill out the job description I put 'songwriter', never 'singer' or 'artist.' Singers come and go.

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

I keep these songs in my head until I get behind the microphone. I never spend more than 30 or 40 minutes singing the vocal or it will sound mechanical. There are always mistakes, but it's about feeling more than being perfect.

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

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.

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

Every little kid that steps on the court or the field has aspirations to go pro. I think being a pro basketball player is the best job. The thing I had to realize was that I can't do every dream that I have.

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

He knows I rip him off every day. He's the godfather for me. Nobody can say they aren't influenced by what Stevie Wonder has done.

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

I don't care how small the game. I want to win.

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

I think they can co-exist. You don't have to put one down for another. I've been bitten by the acting bug, and where it takes me, it won't take away from the music.

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

I was a nerd academically. But I was also an athlete and a musician. I never wanted to be shut out of any situation. I think it was that more than anything.

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

I watch my contemporaries, and they love to live in the studio and I don't. I have a life. I treat it as a 9-to-5. I try to create something new every day, and then I get on with my life.

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

It's just exciting to be part of something that is brand-new.

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

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
Brian McKnight

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.

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

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.

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

Stevie didn't use the technology to drive the song. He used it to enhance. I use the tools to further my work, I don't use my work to further the tools.

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

The guy comes up to the plate, there's always a chance where he can get a grand slam and everybody forgets about all the times he missed.

Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight

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.