73 Quotes by Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars, born on October 8, 1985, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer known for his versatile musical style, soulful vocals, and captivating stage presence. Mars's music draws inspiration from various genres, including R&B, pop, funk, and reggae, resulting in a unique sound that appeals to a wide audience. With hit songs like "Just the Way You Are," "Locked Out of Heaven," and "Uptown Funk," Mars has achieved tremendous commercial success and critical acclaim.
His ability to fuse catchy melodies with infectious rhythms has made him a chart-topping artist and a favorite among fans worldwide. In addition to his solo career, Mars has collaborated with numerous artists and has received multiple Grammy Awards for his work. His dynamic live performances, characterized by high-energy dance routines and engaging showmanship, have solidified his status as one of the most entertaining performers of his generation. Bruno Mars's musical talent, charismatic persona, and dedication to his craft have made him a global superstar and a driving force in contemporary pop music.
Bruno Mars Quotes
When you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while
When everything in life gets so complicated it only takes a day to change it
Be in control. Know who you are. And don't try to be different just to be different.
If you ever forget how much you really mean to me, Every day I will remind you
It's just all love. That's what music is. That's why music is created. To make people feel good, to uplift people. That's what musicians are for: to give everyone an escape, to let everyone feel good and take people out of everyday problems, so that they can hear music and sing words that are hopefully relatable.
You can't knock on opportunity's door and not be ready. (Meaning)
You have to be who you are, and hopefully they dig it
Never had much faith in love or miracles, Never wanna put my heart on the line
You gotta know what you are, who you are and how you want to be portrayed.
Music is not math. It's science. You keep mixing the stuff up until it blows up on you, or it becomes this incredible potion.
You have to envision your life, and then go backwards.
I can show you in music better than I can tell you in words.
You know, I just do whatever feels right to me! And so that's what you're gonna get!
You pick up some fans and a handful of haters along the way.
Treasure, that is what you are.
Expect me to give my all. Thats what I do every time I have a show. Give my all.
When it's your time, it is your time.
My goals are - I don't need much. I'm a simple man. I think that success is having fun. And when I'm having fun doing music, I'm happy. If I can make a little money on the side doing it, I'm really happy.
My dream was to not get a day job but to sleep, wake up and do my music. I want to keep that dream forever.
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.
I think that success is having fun.
I've learned people are watching, so don't do nothing stupid.
I feel like you have to constantly keep proving yourself, and you have to constantly keep getting out there and showing them you're more than just that one song on the radio that's just playing. And that's what I had to do the first time around; I had to keep going out there and keep performing live.
You're amazing, just the way you are.
If perfect's what you're searching for, then just stay the same.
I've had big record label presidents look me in the face and say, 'Your music sucks, you don't know who you are, your music is all over the place, and we don't know how to market this stuff. Pick a lane and come back to us.'
To write a song you must have an imagination, to have an imagination you must be free.
Every artist should want to be like Michael Jackson
I guess if I'm a product, either you're chocolate, you're vanilla or you're butterscotch. You can't be all three.
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.
I don't try and be dark, but there are obviously darker emotions that I want to capture sometimes.
We all grew up idolizing another musician. That's how this works. That's how music is created.
What I'm hoping is that every album I'm going to do will give my audience something different, and that they'll grow as I do.
I just know that I'm a fan of all different kinds of genres. You're supposed to be free doing music, and that's how I feel.
Don't you love it that Prince doesn't use Twitter? Don't you think he's somewhere on a unicorn?
Doo-wop is special music to me because it's so straightforward and melody-driven and captures emotions.
If I was a billionaire, I'd be smart with my money.
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.
Every time I try to write a song, when I sit down and think I'm going to write, I really want to write a song, and it never works out. It's always when it hits me unexpectedly on a plane or right before I go to bed, something like that.
In Hawaii, some of the biggest radio stations are reggae. The local bands are heavily influenced by Bob Marley.
You know, when Michael Jackson does the moonwalk, he's showing off! When Prince or Hendrix do a guitar solo, it's confidence! I would hate to be at a show and some nervous wreck is sweating up there and doesn't feel like he deserves to be there.
It's dedicating yourself to your craft. Spending thousands of hours in a studio learning how to write a song, learning how to play different chords, training yourself to sing. You know, to get better and better.
Whether it be a reggae song, rock song, a love song, the main thing was just to, whatever I was feeling, to try to capture that emotion.
Jimi Hendrix is the greatest guitar player in the world... a guy who mastered that instrument. It was talking when he played. And when he did a solo, he made the guitar cry - or made it sound like it was coming from the devil's amplifier.
I love the Sex Pistols. I'm a big Beach Boys fan and a huge Zeppelin and Queen fan.
What I like about Elvis is the same thing I like about James Brown, Michael Jackson, Prince. These guys, back in the day, there was no smoke and mirrors. It was just raw talent. They would step out onstage and command an audience.
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.
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.
The drumming helps a lot when I'm producing songs or writing songs. My knowledge of drums helps more in that aspect, (although) I don't know, man; I'm not great at any of them.
I know I'm probably much too late to try and apologize for my mistakes.
I can put some chords together and maybe write a song, but I'm learning every day. And that's the fun part.
Songwriters, you have to work - you have to wait for residuals. You have to pray that the song's going to be a hit. And then a year later, you might get a check.
No one sells a song better than the person that wrote it.
You aspire to be as great as Michael Jackson is as an artist. I don't think any artist in pop, rock or hip-hop has ever done it any bigger than him. You know what I mean? He's the man.
I want there to be a piece of me in my music, you know? I genuinely believe that's the secret of all the success that's happened (for me).
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.
I signed up to be a musician, I want to perform, I want to sing.
I got so much love for classical music and I hear so much incredible music.You should know a bunch of music and have respect for all sorts of genres and styles of music.
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.
I grew up with so many different songs that the ones that are fun to play are the ones I want to do.
Got Chucks on with Saint Laurent; got kiss myself I'm so pretty.
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.
A lot of people are really quick to say, "That song sounds like this." Or you - "He's tryin' to sound like this." And I'm always like, "You're damn right I am. That's how - that's why we're all here." You know, we all grew up idolizing another musician. That's how this works. That's how music is created.
Writing for other artists helped me figure out that magic you have to capture to make everyone connect with a song.
There are no record companies in Waikiki.
I'm a big fan of songs like Joe Cocker's 'You Are So Beautiful' and Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight' - songs that go straight to the point.
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.
Today, I'd like to talk to Bob Marley. I'd just like to ask him what was his method. Bob is one of the greatest songwriters ever. I don't know if people understand how powerful his songs are and the simplicity and genius behind them, from 'Redemption Song' to 'Is This Love?' and 'I Shot the Sheriff.'
My dad was just the king of finding these little spots for us to stay that we should never have been staying at.
I'm hoping that "Nothin' On You", "Billionaire" and "Just The Way You Are" - songs that I produced... I hope that it's a warning for people. I hope it lets them know that I'm a little unorthodox when it comes to genres and styles.
Hawaiian music is beautiful and simple.
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.
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.
― Bruno Mars Quotes
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