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I am a writer - that is what I am before being a performer or musician. I love waking up in the morning and then going to sleep that night with something that did not exist.

Brian McKnight

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Brian McKnight
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: June 5
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I've been a jazz artist playing pop and R&B my entire career.
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I kind of hate the fact that people are always trying to put you into a category. I hate walls, and I hate boundaries. I don't like that. I listen to everything.
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When somebody shows up and they believe in you, it makes all the difference.
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I decided I am not going to say things I do not mean anymore.
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I grew up in a time where anything was possible.
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Every song that I've done is me in one way or another.
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I listen to all kinds of songs. There's something to be learned from every type of music and from the one making it, whether it's pop or jazz or hip-hop.
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The hardest thing to do in this business is to still be around. When music changes, when labels' resources have dried up, it becomes harder and harder to continue to make a living at this.
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There's only one thing that everyone in this world has in common: whether you want to love somebody and you want to be loved in return.
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I'm creating music - it doesn't matter if anyone else likes it.
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I'll always write music. Whether I release a record, whether I let the public hear it or not, I'm always writing music.
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Stevie didn't use the technology to drive the song. He used it to enhance. I use the tools to further my work, I don't use my work to further the tools.
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I started as a writer and when I sent my demos out everyone wanted to know who was singing and if that person wanted a record deal.
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When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before.
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