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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.

Charlie Puth

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. I’m an East Coaster – I’m from New Jersey, so I’ll probably feel like that forever.
CHARLIE PUTH

Forever Love Mental Motivational Myself
I was carrying my friend in his casket to put him in the hearse, and I was thinking, ‘I need to write a song for this guy, because he always told me I would have a No. 1 song.’
CHARLIE PUTH

Carry Friendship Myself Song Thinking Writing
I’m a homebody times ten.
CHARLIE PUTH

Body Home Myself
I’m down to act a little bit – go on a couple auditions or make one of those three-second cameos with one line.
CHARLIE PUTH

Act Audition Couple Oneself
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.
CHARLIE PUTH

Age Children Funny Message Myself Old Unknown
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.
CHARLIE PUTH

Each Other Intention Myself Player Writing
I didn’t grow up wealthy. We couldn’t even afford spaghetti sauce when I was first born, but my mom and dad worked really hard and came from the bottom up.
CHARLIE PUTH

Born Father Growth Hard Work Mom Myself Wealth
If a girl sings a sexy song, I actually become even more attracted to them.
CHARLIE PUTH

Attraction Couple Myself Relationship Song
It’s crazy because I have a scar on my right eyebrow, but people who don’t know me very well think that I just intentionally shave that part of it.
CHARLIE PUTH

Crazy Intention Myself Right Scars Thinking
My first date ever, I was kind of nervous, so I was like, ‘I’m going to bring Brady to this walk on the beach with this girl,’ and she was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I have a King Charles Cavalier, too.’ I’m like, ‘Money, perfect, amazing.’
CHARLIE PUTH

Date Kind Love Money Myself Nervous Perfection Relationship
I’m always inspired by people who have really cool Twitter profiles.
CHARLIE PUTH

Inspirational Myself People Profile
A lot of people don’t know, but New Jersey has, like, 700,000 acres of farmland.
CHARLIE PUTH

Land People Unknown
When Marvin Gaye made his music, he evoked this feeling that would reach everybody.
CHARLIE PUTH

Feeling Himself Music Production Reach
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.’
CHARLIE PUTH

Body Experience Funny Myself Uncomfortable
I didn’t start singing until I was 16. I was afraid to sing in front of people.
CHARLIE PUTH

Afraid Age Myself People Sing Start Time
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.
CHARLIE PUTH

Complete Father Influence Man Music Player Walk

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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