Interestingly, I matured as a musician and as an artist before I matured as a man. What I mean by that is, I was ready to be completely vulnerable and honest with myself and unapologetic when it comes to how I express myself in my medium. But I wasn't as secure in doing that when it came to just being myself.

Miguel

Historically, black music has influenced other cultures and other genres and created other genres.

Miguel

I feel like when you are really appreciative, it makes it easier to have a better outlook and perspective of life in general.

Miguel

I believe dreams represent the purest form of fantasy we unleash through our subconscious. They represent the truest freedom we can experience. Totally unrepressed and totally creative.

Miguel

I'm a nice guy, but I like to get into trouble.

Miguel

I think your conversations are indicative of your tastes - even your diction.

Miguel

Art is based on emotion, but being macho is based on ego; the wall protecting that emotion.

Miguel

I mean, there's plenty of artists who are making R&B music, but because of their ethnicity, it's considered something else.

Miguel

A lot of people forget that R&B put hip-hop on, R&B put rock on.

Miguel

For me, the creative process for me always starts in a personal place. I step away from my iPod or any records or CDs.

Miguel

I think it's natural for an artist to explore as they evolve.

Miguel

Interestingly, I matured as a musician and as an artist before I matured as a man. What I mean by that is, I was ready to be completely vulnerable and honest with myself and unapologetic when it comes to how I express myself in my medium. But I wasn't as secure in doing that when it came to just being myself.

Miguel

'SNL' is probably one of the premiere outlets that a musician can perform on that isn't obviously a music outlet.

Miguel

I associate creativity with independent music.

Miguel

Some of us are only going to show our emotions while we're actually vulnerable. But that's what makes us human.

Miguel

I could speak Spanish fluently growing up, but I'm so out of practice, and I have such a tremendous respect for songwriting in the Spanish language.

Miguel

I grew up in Los Angeles when the racial tensions between blacks and Mexicans were very high. Gang violence was very prevalent.

Miguel

I've honestly never worked with Beyonce. It would be awesome, though; I would love that.

Miguel

The extremes of who I'd love to be onstage are David Bowie, Prince, and, I don't know, Bjork.

Miguel

I think that the best part of music is when it comes from a real place and has an ability to kind of connect on a much larger scale. It no longer is a personal thing, it becomes everyone else's thing as well.

Miguel

It was important for me to remind people that there's no formula... there's no boundary to R&B music.

Miguel