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Leon Bridges
Leon Bridges
American Musician
Born: Jul 13, 1989
First Love Me Music People Soul
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I don't live in this soul music bubble. I love Young Thug, Drake, Kendrick Lamar. I even heard that Kendrick was a fan of my music. Hopefully there's a door open for us to do music together. He's one of my favorite artists. I love Jazmine Sullivan, Lianne la Havas, Usher, Ginuwine. It goes further than classic soul. Leon Bridges
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I like to groove a little bit! Leon Bridges
Bit Like Little Little Bit Groove
I write based on how I feel. Leon Bridges
Write Feel How Based
I've always had a very clear vision of what I wanted to do. Leon Bridges
Vision Had Clear Clear Vision Always Very Wanted
I was 10 years old when I first heard Ginuwine. I remember being at a friend's house, and the music video came on. I was just like, 'What is that?' I was just kind of drawn from there. Leon Bridges
Music Remember Old First Music Video Drawn Kind Like House Came Years Heard Friend Just Being Just Kind Video
The first time I heard Sam Cooke was in the 'Malcom X' film. I was with my father, and that's the first time I heard his song. I remember my father telling me the story of Sam Cooke. Leon Bridges
Time Me Song Remember Father First Telling First Time His Heard Sam Sam Cooke Story Cooke Film
I remember hanging out at Starbucks. There were these older guys who would sit around and play Crosby, Stills & Nash songs. I was just so in love with music. I would just go hang out with them, and I would try to sing and harmonize with them. I didn't even know the songs. Leon Bridges
Love Music Remember Try Sit Older Harmonize Out Would Crosby Guys Songs Know Sing Around Go Were Hang Hanging Just Them Who Even Older Guys Starbucks Play
It's kind of weird - I get shy when I'm around new people, still, even when I'm onstage. I come from not really wanting to be in lights or known or in front of people. Leon Bridges
People Kind Onstage Weird Lights New Come Known Around Still New People Get Front Wanting Really Even Shy
In the beginning, I was so inspired by the music. I had the option to make something modern with classic undertones, but I wanted to make something that was exactly like that old sound. Leon Bridges
Music Old Beginning Exactly Classic Something Inspired Had Like Make Sound Option Modern Wanted In The Beginning
My father would play Stevie Wonder in the car, but that never sunk in. Leon Bridges
Car Father Sunk Would Never Stevie Stevie Wonder Wonder Play
People have this perception of soul music of somebody shouting. Leon Bridges
Music Soul People Somebody Perception Soul Music Shouting
When I write, I talk about stories and things that are happening in my life. I come from the church. There was a time in my life when I actually had that transformation and relationship with God. Leon Bridges
Life God Time Relationship Church My Life Transformation About Write Had Come Talk Stories Happening Actually Things
My whole life is a vacation. Leon Bridges
Life Life Is A Whole Vacation
A lot of R&B cats are doing a lot of auto-tune. Tyrese went back to the basics. I love classic soul music and Ginuwine. Ginuwine and Usher laid the foundation back in the '90s. There's no one doing that anymore. Leon Bridges
Love Music Soul Cats Back Classic No-One Soul Music Doing Lot Anymore Laid Usher Foundation Basics
The thought of me not having to clock in for a job anymore is something that I can't really put into words, aside from 'amazing' and 'awesome.' Leon Bridges
Me Words Amazing Job Thought Awesome Something Having Put Clock Anymore Aside Really
I think I'll always live in Fort Worth. It's great that I can now go anywhere I want to play music, but I love coming back here. I can roll down the streets and just reminisce. Leon Bridges
Love Music Great Worth Reminisce Down Live Think Back Always Coming Go Roll Just Want Anywhere Fort Now Play Play Music Streets Here
There are a lot of bands who would get really big in Fort Worth and play shows on a Friday night that everybody would come out to. But I've never been really big in my hometown. My shows would have 10 or 15 people at them. Leon Bridges
People Worth Big Everybody Out Would Never Come Been Friday Friday Night Lot Bands Get Them Fort Really Who Shows Play Hometown Night
One time, when I was about eight, these guys started throwing water balloons at me. That really did ruin my summer. Leon Bridges
Time Me Water Ruin Summer One Time About Guys Throwing Balloons Did Eight Really Started
The heart of man will always be dark. There will always be evil people. The problem is that there is nothing we can humanly do to change them. Leon Bridges
Man Change Heart People Problem Dark Will Evil Nothing Always Them
I've always had a great work ethic, even when I was washing dishes. Leon Bridges
Work Great Had Great Work Always Dishes Work Ethic Ethic Even Washing
My mother and my great-aunt told me stories, like how when my grandfather first met my grandmother at a party, he noticed her long legs and was like, 'Woo woo!' I like to incorporate those stories into my music. They just seem to fit. Leon Bridges
Music Me Mother Long First Party Met Those Seem He Like How Fit Just Woo Legs Stories Grandfather Grandmother Noticed Her Incorporate
I'm very content to have great management and a great label. But for me, success started when my managers came to me and told me, 'Go ahead and quit your job.' I told them, 'As long as I don't have to wash dishes anymore, I'm good.' Leon Bridges
Success Good Great Me Management Job Long Content Came Go Label Very Managers Quit Anymore Dishes Them Your Wash Started
Fame and all that type of stuff is inevitable, but I'm very content having a good band with no negativity, and everyone is on the same page. Leon Bridges
Good Inevitable Band Type Negativity Everyone Having Stuff Content Fame Very Same Same Page Page Good Band
I like to wear short-sleeved collared shirts and high-waist trousers with shiny shoes. And at night, when I'm playing, I'll often wear suits. But it started with my uncle's vintage clothes. Leon Bridges
Suits Uncle Shoes Clothes Wear Trousers Like Shiny Shirts Often Vintage Started Playing Night
I got tired of depending on other people, and I had this strong desire to make music of my own. I decided to start writing my own tunes and just see what could happen. Leon Bridges
Music Tired People Writing Strong Own Other Strong Desire See My Own Could Had Make Got Just Depending Happen Decided Tunes Start Desire
When I started writing, I just wanted to do something different and creative. I first thought neo-soul was a good pathway for me, so I tried that out but realized I didn't want to be placed in that box. Leon Bridges
Good Me Creative Writing Thought First Out Tried Something Box Pathway Just Different Want Wanted Placed Realized Started
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