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I was probably six years old when I first sang before an audience.

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Brian McKnight
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: June 5
Actor
Composer
Film Producer
Guitarist
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Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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Television Producer
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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'm creating music - it doesn't matter if anyone else likes it.
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Back in college, when I got kicked out of school, I was still in school, I'd just written the song that got me my record deal. If I hadn't gotten kicked out of school I wouldn't be where I am now. Three months after that, I got my record deal and the rest is history.
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I was brought up to be a gentleman. That means you know how to walk, talk and dress the part.
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I am at my core a singer/songwriter a la James Taylor or a la Billy Joel. It's not that I don't want to work with people, but I do just love doing my own thing.
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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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Every little kid that steps on the court or the field has aspirations to go pro. I think being a pro basketball player is the best job. The thing I had to realize was that I can't do every dream that I have.
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I kinda went back to that period between '88 and '94 where I felt like I was the most creative, without being hindered by powers that be. I was no longer going to try to hinder myself to what I thought was going to be on the radio.
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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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I'm never satisfied with what I do.
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I watch my contemporaries, and they love to live in the studio and I don't. I have a life. I treat it as a 9-to-5. I try to create something new every day, and then I get on with my life.
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The guy comes up to the plate, there's always a chance where he can get a grand slam and everybody forgets about all the times he missed.
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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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