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A lot of people forget that R&B put hip-hop on, R&B put rock on.
Miguel
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Miguel
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: October 23
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Miguel Jontel Pimentel
Miguel Pimentel
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All the best times in music were rebellious. I mean, even like Elvis, people didn't want their daughters paying attention to him. He was considered too sexual!
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Just as eunuchs will never know aesthetics as applied to the selection of beautiful women, so neither will pure rationalists ever know ethics, nor will they ever succeed in defining happiness, for happiness is a thing that is lived and felt, not a thing that is reasoned or defined.
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I want to be transparent, so I don't leave room for too much thinking.
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I associate creativity with independent 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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What makes your life different from the next n***a? There is something special about you, so let me help you bring out your individuality.
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I embrace that I'm different. That I'm unique.
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You can't take yourself too seriously. But always have conviction.
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Historically, black music has influenced other cultures and other genres and created other genres.
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I think in a world where everyone wants to categorize and compartmentalize and rationalize, it's OK to be different.
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I'm not here to write a song for you, I'm here to help you write a song for yourself.
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Underground hip-hop is, like, one of my foundations, I would say a cornerstone of my foundation of my musical tastes.
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I have learned that you're only relevant to someone if you're beneficial to them somehow/some way
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I think my style as far as vocal delivery and even down to the pronunciation of certain words is so deliberate.
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The whole cultural diversity and musical diversity, I think they almost go hand in hand, you know? It's like a mind space or a it's having an open mind to what else is out there.
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I can write hundreds of songs on simple power chords.
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When I was coming up, I just wanted to play baseball and I'm doing what I love to do most. How can I feel pressure doing what I love to do?
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I know I'm a very dynamic performer. Once you come to the show, you're gonna want to have the album. I think it's more about showing people that it's OK to share similarities, but it's more important to embrace your individuality.
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'SNL' is probably one of the premiere outlets that a musician can perform on that isn't obviously a music outlet.
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The extremes of who I'd love to be onstage are David Bowie, Prince, and, I don't know, Bjork.
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