Bruno Mars

I love artists like Prince, who hold on to that element of mystery. ”

I could sing you a thousand and one doo-wop songs. I love the simplicity in that music. It's not super-poetic, it's just from the heart. ”

It's probably the worst feeling in the world, when you're deeply and madly in love with a woman and you know she's not feeling you the same way, and you don't know why. ”

Someone told me something that stuck with me: 'You have to envision your life, and then go backwards.' I've been living by that motto for a while, so I see where I need to be. Now I'm just backtracking and trying to get back up there. ”

I think I don't take myself too seriously. You know as far as, it's a fun life. I take my music serious, but I like to have fun. ”

There are no record companies in Waikiki. ”

Hawaii is paradise. It sounds cheesy to say it, but there's music in the air there. ”

I don't ever want to come out with something safe and get away with, 'It sounds good!' It's got to be more than sounding good. The music I like are events. ”

You know, my sister sings, my brother plays drums in my band. My whole family is a bunch of musicians. ”

My father moved to Hawaii from Brooklyn and my mother came there as a child from the Philippines. They met at a show where my dad was playing percussion. My mom was a hula dancer. ”