Bruno Mars quotes - page 2

In pop music, the public usually see the results - the hit records, the Grammy Awards performances, the concert tours - but not all the work that goes into getting into the spotlight. And not everyone realizes that, even if you have a lot of talent, chances are you won't make it. (Bruno Mars)
A grown man should always carry cash, right? I don't know who told me, but someone told me that a long time ago, and the biggest turnoff is when a guy doesn't have cash on him. View quote
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I don't think anyone ever plans to change line-ups, but it's something that comes with being in bands. I was in a band once and there were always problems - members come and go - and some of the world's biggest bands have changed line-ups loads! View quote
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Hawaiian music is beautiful and simple. View quote
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My father moved to Hawaii from Brooklyn and my mother came there as a child from the Philippines. They met at a show where my dad was playing percussion. My mom was a hula dancer. View quote
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I've definitely seen bands before they made money kind of change their thing on the next tour, and I prefer it when it's a little more raw. View quote
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I really wish I knew what I was doing because I'd be writing hit songs every minute. View quote
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I can't even speak Hawaiian, but if you go there and listen to a Hawaiian song, you get captured because it's so beautiful, like the melody is just gorgeous and you know Bob Marley is on the radio every single day. It's very reggae-influenced down there. Basically, you haven't been to paradise if you haven't been to Hawaii. View quote
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In my songs, I'm not saying something that's never been said before. The have lyrics aren't going to blow people away. It's the emotion and the melody that drive it home. View quote
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Honolulu is a melting pot. View quote
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You know, my sister sings, my brother plays drums in my band. My whole family is a bunch of musicians. (Bruno Mars)
I'm the Nickelodeon version of DangerMouse. View quote
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There are no record companies in Waikiki. View quote
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I always say I wanna work with Alicia Keys. I'm in awe of her. View quote
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I wish I could tell you me and my rock band were traveling around, strung out. No, we were a family band. Straight Partridge Family. View quote
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'Doo-wop' is a very special word for me. Because I grew up listening to my dad who, as a Fifties rock & roll head, loved doo-wop music. View quote
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Don't you love it that Prince doesn't use Twitter? Don't you think he's somewhere on a unicorn? View quote
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My mother is a singer, my sisters all sing, my uncles are incredible singers and guitar players, so it's just kind of been like my habitat. View quote
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There's always a bittersweet kind of thing, but I feel like everything had to work out the way it is. Everything that had to happen, happened. View quote
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It's probably the worst feeling in the world, when you're deeply and madly in love with a woman and you know she's not feeling you the same way, and you don't know why. View quote
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I definitely don't plead guilty to being a heartthrob. (Bruno Mars)
Ever since I was a kid, this was all I wanted to do. I've wanted to do music. I wanted to sing. It's all I know. View quote
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I've learned people are watching, so don't do nothing stupid. View quote
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I could sing you a thousand and one doo-wop songs. I love the simplicity in that music. It's not super-poetic, it's just from the heart. View quote
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Becoming famous was never what I wanted to do. There's a lot of things that come with fame - it's what people in the limelight have to do. View quote
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