165 Quotes by Bruno Mars

A grown man should always carry cash, right? I don't know who told me, but someone told me that a long time ago, and the biggest turnoff is when a guy doesn't have cash on him.

In my songs, I'm not saying something that's never been said before. The have lyrics aren't going to blow people away. It's the emotion and the melody that drive it home.

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, when Michael Jackson does the moonwalk, he's showing off! When Prince or Hendrix do a guitar solo, it's confidence! I would hate to be at a show and some nervous wreck is sweating up there and doesn't feel like he deserves to be there.

I wish I could tell you me and my rock band were traveling around, strung out. No, we were a family band. Straight Partridge Family.

Doo-wop is special music to me because it's so straightforward and melody-driven and captures emotions.

I don't throw lavish parties or nothing like that - I just want a bed and a TV.

I grew up listening to the Police, I grew up performing in bars, singing Police songs.

Everyone calls me Bruno; they don't ever call me Peter - that was just my government name.