Miguel
Miguel
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth23 October 1985
CountryUnited States of America
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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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Man, I grew up like everybody else. Middle-low income family. My parents got divorced like most of the rest of the country.
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I fell in love with funk music through my father - Funkadelic - as well as soul and classical early on.
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It was important for me to remind people that there's no formula... there's no boundary to R&B music.
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A lot of people forget that R&B put hip-hop on, R&B put rock on.
experience interested people
If you're interested in any artist, go see them live. I always say that you should go see an artist live. That's an experience that only you and the people in the room can say that they have.
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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.
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I think the illest thing about Wiz Khalifa is how true to himself he's always been, and I miss that from artists. Nothing about what he does ever felt like he was reaching to be something that he wasn't.
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I think it's natural for an artist to explore as they evolve.
My sound is definitely what I like to call 'e-clectric.'
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I think there's always been progressive R&B music.
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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.
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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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For me, the creative process for me always starts in a personal place. I step away from my iPod or any records or CDs.