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Hip-hop was my first real love, one that was my own and wasn't my parents' music. Initially, I was inspired by hip-hop fashion. Over the years, I kept the hip-hop sensibility, but make it my own.

Mayer Hawthorne

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Mayer Hawthorne
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 2
Disc Jockey
Record Producer
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Ann Arbor
Michigan
Andrew Mayer Cohen
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I think that Detroiters are some of the most resilient people in the world.
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I didn't appreciate Mick Jagger until I got older, and mainly because of the Mick Jagger swagger. He defined that for the world. He was bold and adventurous with it, too - just the ultimate rock star.
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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I definitely have a hearty breakfast before I do anything.
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