Just be yourself and be upfront about your expectations and desires. Don't be ambiguous and play hard to get. It doesn't work. You'll end up in the friend zone. Mike Posner More Quotes by Mike Posner More Quotes From Mike Posner I have my dream job. I get paid to make music. Mike Posner getjobmusicdream I try to tell the truth in my lyrics; write good melodies and make hard beats. So, basically, I just combine hip-hop with melody. That's how I classify myself. Mike Posner trygoodmyselftruth I looked at myself and realized I had a lot of boundaries up about what I would talk about, what was private for me and what wasn't. I decided to just get rid of them. It was quite liberating. Mike Posner talkmyselfmeboundaries You need to stop looking outside and look inside - and it's such a good feeling. A feeling of love and that everything is going to be OK, and all you have to do is nothing. Mike Posner goodlookyoulove I just sing over hip-hop beats, you know. That's what I've been doing. That's what I started in '09 in my dorm room. Mike Posner hip-hopdoingknowyou I always wanted everyone to love me, probably because I didn't love myself enough. But now I realize that when you're an artist, you're making the music that's in your head and in your heart, and not for any other reason. Mike Posner myselfmemusiclove I had an initial wave of popularity that, in time, crashed, and I slowly became less popular and less successful, and I had to figure out who I was without those things. Mike Posner withoutthingswavetime Some of my early musical memories are attached to grunge. Mike Posner attachedsomeearlymemories I grew up a hip-hop kid doing mix-tapes. Mike Posner hip-hopdoingkidup It's always hard for an artist from the U.K. to break into the United States. It's especially harder for a rapper because hip-hop is such an American art form. Mike Posner hip-hopalwaysartistart I co-produced 'Boyfriend' by Justin Bieber and worked on Labrinth's album, so I've been keeping busy. Mike Posner albumbeenboyfriendbusy When I recorded 'Cooler Than Me', I had been singing for like, three months at the most. I was just a producer experimenting with my voice on tracks, and now I'm, like, a really good singer in a legit way. Mike Posner goodmesingingvoice How can a song all about struggling with the afterglow of fame thrust someone into fame? How can a lyric like, 'I'm just a singer who already blew his shot,' give a singer another shot? I don't know... but it's funny. Mike Posner someoneknowsongfunny If they want to party and do all the things I say brought me sadness in my song, with my song as the soundtrack... so be it. Mike Posner mesadnesspartysong I'm kind of like a rapper trapped in a singer's body. Mike Posner singerlikerapperbody That's why I make mixtapes. That's why I work with Don Cannon; that's why i work with Big Sean. Even though I don't rap, I got love and acceptance in that community, and that's something that I really take seriously and hold close to my heart. Mike Posner communityworkheartlove It took me a long time to stumble upon a sound, and I figured out I wanted to kinda sing rapper's lyrics. Mike Posner melong-timetimelong My earliest musical memory is of my older sister playing me Nirvana's 'Nevermind' on headphones in the back of the car on a road trip. Mike Posner memorymesistercar People like me for my songwriting and production, not my singing. Mike Posner likemesingingpeople I feel like my best music is still ahead of me, and I can't wait for everyone to hear it. Mike Posner feelbestmemusic
