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

- Mayer Hawthorne

A lot of people think I live in a soul bubble.

- Mayer Hawthorne

That's one of the most important things to me is that Detroit and Ann Arbor got my back. If you don't have hometown love, then what's the point?

- Mayer Hawthorne

My intentions with any of my music is to keep it futuristic and updated and be experimental and try new things.

- 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…

- 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…

- 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 …

- Mayer Hawthorne

Nowhere on earth has more soul than Detroit.

- Mayer Hawthorne

I just want to make music as long as I can and reach as many people as I can.

- Mayer Hawthorne