Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

Man, I have so many names that everybody calls me something different. Some people call me Drew, some people call me Mayer, some people call me Haircut.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I definitely have a hearty breakfast before I do anything.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

I DJ all the time, as much as I possibly can. I'll never stop. That's my security blanket, that's what I'm good at. I still consider myself a better DJ than a singer. I can DJ in my sleep.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

Music is timeless, so I want to give people shows they'll never forget so that I can do this forever.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

I grew up in Ann Arbor, about 25 miles west of Detroit. And when you grow up in that area, you get a healthy dose of Motown automatically.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

I've been really lucky to have had my fair share of relationships over the years and experiences to draw from. But I would say that I generally am not the one doing the heartbreaking.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

I've been DJing since before I could read the labels on the records.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

Nowhere on earth has more soul than Detroit.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

I think that what happens is that all of my modern influences blend together with the older soul influences and you get Mayer Hawthorne.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

My singing really seemed to connect with people, and it ended up as my main career, which I love.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

I really don't care at all what people call me as long as they're listening to the music and talking about it. They can call me a space-jazz flautist. I don't care at all.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

My dad taught me to play bass. He's a bass player; he still plays in a band in Michigan to this day. He taught me to play bass when I was about 6. I used to just go to band practice with him, and whoever didn't show up for rehearsal that day, I would take their spot.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

Marvin Gaye was the ultimate ladies' man and a big part of that was the way he dressed. If you're having trouble getting ladies, step your suit game up and see the difference. Walk into a bar in a tailored suit and I guarantee every girl will check you out.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

I think that Detroiters are some of the most resilient people in the world.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

Barry White, Smokey Robinson and Curtis Mayfield are big influences for me. But I'm also a metal head. I was in a bunch of punk rock bands. The Bee Gees, hip-hop and the Beach Boys are just as much of an influence on me as Smokey.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

I just want to have fun and party with everyone around the world. That's the only rule, to have fun.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

I've always made sure that I tour with bands that people aren't expecting me to tour with.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

Even when I was a hip-hop DJ I always kept it classy. The motto is always 'flashy but classy.' You've got to be original and stand out from the crowd and take some chances. But you've always got to keep it classy.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

A big part of the Motown formula was, they took music and turned it into this sort of automotive assembly line. They were cranking out 10 songs a day in that studio, or more.

Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne

People will send me tweets or texts, 'Yo, I'm at Red Lobster now and they're playing Mayer Hawthorne,' more of that kind of stuff, which is hilarious.