Michael Kiwanuka Quotes

“If you earned money listening to music, I'd be a millionaire.”

— Michael Kiwanuka

I love singing. It makes me feel good. It's like a release, especially when I'm singing soul music.

— Michael Kiwanuka

“I've been more single than not in my short life.”

— Michael Kiwanuka

“You always have in the back of your mind that would be cool if you get recognized. But you can't concentrate on any of those things. You've got to just keep playing and doing your music and the rest is just a bonus.”

— Michael Kiwanuka

I had a lovely time growing up.

— Michael Kiwanuka

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.

— Michael Kiwanuka

I like a lot of soul, but I also put a lot of folk into what I do.

— Michael Kiwanuka

“I love grooves and dance music, but I like the feeling behind songs too.”

— Michael Kiwanuka

I love making music so it's important for me to keep doing that even if the schedule is busy.

— Michael Kiwanuka

“I love writing songs and being a musician, but you can't really buy the feeling of connecting with people.”

— Michael Kiwanuka

“I think I skipped a lot of music, like when I was 17 or 18. I didn't know about a lot of new bands because I was so immersed in older music.”

— Michael Kiwanuka

“I'm active - I like playing football, but I'm not very good. I like running, but I'm not really fast.”

— Michael Kiwanuka

“I'm not really into the rock n' roll lifestyle; I'm a music geek!”

— Michael Kiwanuka

“It's quite hard not to cringe at your own music; you're always a bit annoyed at some parts of it.”

— Michael Kiwanuka

“My idea of home is not necessarily a place.”

— Michael Kiwanuka

“There's nothing more exciting to me than using real instruments in the studio.”

— Michael Kiwanuka

“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.”

— Michael Kiwanuka

“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.”

— Michael Kiwanuka

“The worst thing for a singer/songwriter is to run out of songs.”

— Michael Kiwanuka