I Love Doing Things That People Don't

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.

I Think That What Happens Is That All Of My Modern Influences Blend Together With The Older Soul Influences And You Get Mayer Hawthorne.

I Just Want To Make Music As Long As I Can And Reach As Many People As I Can.

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.

I Think That Detroiters Are Some Of The Most Resilient People In The World.