I came out to L.A. to be a songwriter and not an artist, and I’m so excited because I always secretly wanted to be an artist.
CHARLIE PUTHI’m always inspired by people who have really cool Twitter profiles.
More Charlie Puth Quotes
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The scar on my eye is a result of the doctor’s sewing up my face. It was 450 stitches and plastic surgery.
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I would be a giraffe because I just want to experience what a sore throat and being a giraffe feels like. It would be really uncomfortable walking around in the Sahara and being like, ‘I really need, like, 15 lozenges for my giraffe body.’
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I actually get a lot of messages with people saying, ‘What’s a Marvin Gaye?’ and, I mean… Oh, wow. I must be getting old, because someone who was born in 2004 just asked me what a Marvin Gaye was.
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Marvin Gaye is an inspiration to me. He was one of the first Motown musicians that my mom and dad introduced me to, and I always thought it would be a good idea if I was ever an artist, and now I am, to make a record called ‘Marvin Gaye.’
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When my dad played me ‘Walking Man,’ I heard those chord changes and that melody, it completely blew me away. Maybe you wouldn’t really hear the James Taylor influences in my music, but they’re definitely buried in there.
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I’ve always made weird sounds with my mouth. I’ve always been fascinated by the sound design, what you can do with your mouth. I was the kid dancing around in third grade on the basketball court. While everyone would be playing sports, I would be jumping around.
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Shy Carter helped me write ‘One Call Away.’ He is a brand new artist. I really want to help jumpstart his career because I think he’s super-talented.
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One of my goals is to find an unsigned YouTube artist and feature them on my album. That’s what I wished someone would’ve done for me.
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When Marvin Gaye made his music, he evoked this feeling that would reach everybody.
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I listened to a lot of Marvin Gaye and Motown records.
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I don’t love the whole Hollywood mentality, but I do love the weather and how motivated everyone is around here. It motivates me to make fun music.
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I’m down to act a little bit – go on a couple auditions or make one of those three-second cameos with one line.
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I’m always inspired by people who have really cool Twitter profiles.
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When I wrote ‘Marvin Gaye,’ my whole intention was to make a record that people would put on a record player… and just instantly make out with each other.
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I’m a homebody times ten.
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