Miguel quotes

Art is based on emotion, but being macho is based on ego; the wall protecting that emotion. (Miguel)

I think my style as far as vocal delivery and even down to the pronunciation of certain words is so deliberate.

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I grew up in Los Angeles when the racial tensions between blacks and Mexicans were very high. Gang violence was very prevalent.

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I feel like when you are really appreciative, it makes it easier to have a better outlook and perspective of life in general.

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I believe dreams represent the purest form of fantasy we unleash through our subconscious. They represent the truest freedom we can experience. Totally unrepressed and totally creative.

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Historically, black music has influenced other cultures and other genres and created other genres.

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For me, the creative process for me always starts in a personal place. I step away from my iPod or any records or CDs.

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A lot of people forget that R&B put hip-hop on, R&B put rock on.

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I think at any point, as an artist, whatever the medium - just having an audience means the world.

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Travel aesthetics should be just as comfortable and practical as they are fashionable.

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I don't think I live the lifestyle that's expected of a quote unquote R&B artist. I'm just not that dude. (Miguel)

I feel that as artists - whatever your medium is - I feel that we're watching what goes on around us and we take what we don't see, or we don't hear, or we don't feel and we do something that speaks of it; more about it, for it, or against it - whatever our perspective is - that's what our job is.

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I feel like R&B as a genre has become a caricature of itself.

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Interestingly, I matured as a musician and as an artist before I matured as a man. What I mean by that is, I was ready to be completely vulnerable and honest with myself and unapologetic when it comes to how I express myself in my medium. But I wasn't as secure in doing that when it came to just being myself.

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I mean, there's plenty of artists who are making R&B music, but because of their ethnicity, it's considered something else.

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I can write hundreds of songs on simple power chords.

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When I'm a part of someone else's creative process, it's all about facilitating their ideas and hopefully bringing their perspective and making it a part of a song.

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I associate creativity with independent music.

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I'm a nice guy, but I like to get into trouble.

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I just think that Jack White is the consummate artist - an artist's artist. I'm a huge fan.

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I have this propensity to just come out and say things. That's how I am in real life. (Miguel)

'SNL' is probably one of the premiere outlets that a musician can perform on that isn't obviously a music outlet.

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I could speak Spanish fluently growing up, but I'm so out of practice, and I have such a tremendous respect for songwriting in the Spanish language.

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