Michael Kiwanuka
Michael Kiwanuka
Michael Samuel Kiwanukais a British soul musician who is signed to Communion Records. He has been compared to Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Bill Withers, Randy Newman, Terry Callier, and Otis Redding, as well as Van Morrison and the Temptations. In January 2012, he won the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMusician
Michael Kiwanuka quotes about
running song singers
The worst thing for a singer/songwriter is to run out of songs.
annoyed hard cringe
It's quite hard not to cringe at your own music; you're always a bit annoyed at some parts of it.
teaching expression people
The main thing in making your own music is that it's an expression of someone's personality and being. That's what people want to hear, and you can't really teach that - that's just something that comes out. Teaching just hones that.
home ideas
My idea of home is not necessarily a place.
thinking band knows
I think I skipped a lot of music, like when I was 17 or 18. I didnt know about a lot of new bands because I was so immersed in older music.
dream regret opportunity
I had an opportunity to make an album - that was a dream come true. I had to make sure that I could do it the best way I could, and at least at the end of it be very pleased with it and not regret anything. So that took a lot of concentration. Being isolated really helps with that.
short-life
Ive been more single than not in my short life.
important schedules busy
I love making music so its important for me to keep doing that even if the schedule is busy.
song feelings groove
I love grooves and dance music, but I like the feeling behind songs too.
nice guitar shopping
It's annoying when you've got a guitar and you're working on music and then you have to go and do the shopping or someone calls your mobile and you get distracted or you have to go out and do something. So it's nice to just concentrate on it one hundred percent and give your all to it.
soul folks
I like a lot of soul, but I also put a lot of folk into what I do.
growing-up lovely growing
I had a lovely time growing up.