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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.

Charlie Puth

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
I was bit by a dog when I was two years old, and it almost mauled my face. It almost killed and/or blinded me. I was this close to dying at two, which is terrible. I survived it, and there was no head trauma or anything like that. Honestly, it was a miracle.
CHARLIE PUTH

Dog Face Honesty Kill Miracle Myself Survive Time
The scar on my eye is a result of the doctor’s sewing up my face. It was 450 stitches and plastic surgery.
CHARLIE PUTH

Doctor Eyes Myself Result Scars
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.
CHARLIE PUTH

Fun Love Mental Motivational Music Weather
A lot of people don’t know, but New Jersey has, like, 700,000 acres of farmland.
CHARLIE PUTH

Land People 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
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

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

Feeling Himself Music Production Reach
I’m always inspired by people who have really cool Twitter profiles.
CHARLIE PUTH

Inspirational Myself People Profile
I’ve always weaseled my way into Grammy parties to network and everything, but now I have a legitimate reason to be there – it’s so cool.
CHARLIE PUTH

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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.
CHARLIE PUTH

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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.’
CHARLIE PUTH

Body Experience Funny Myself Uncomfortable
I was raised in a Catholic school, and I would always go to church on Sunday, and I would hear the same music over and over and over and over again, same gospels, hymns, everything.
CHARLIE PUTH

Music Myself Raise School Scripture
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 started making remixes for every specific girl I wanted to date. That’s how I learned how to use Pro Tools, and then I started making my own music.
CHARLIE PUTH

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I started piano when I was four. My mom taught me. And then I went to Manhattan School of Music during high school, like every Saturday. And then I went to Berklee for college, in Boston.
CHARLIE PUTH

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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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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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