10 Things You Didn’t Know About Miguel

1. He is one of two sons born to a Mexican father and an African American mother
2. He wanted to be a dancer at the age of five, but by fourteen he was recording his own songs onto a four-track recorder.
3. He cites Phil Collins as one of my biggest influences.
4. Speaking on sexuality Miguel said “At the end of the day, as a grown man, I don’t really care what the sexuality of the next man is.”
5. He has so much respect for Wiz Khalifa. In his own words he said : “I think the illest thing about Wiz Khalifa is how true to himself he’s always been, and I miss that from artists. Nothing about what he does ever felt like he was reaching to be something that he wasn’t.”

6. He grew up in Los Angeles when the racial tensions between blacks and Mexicans were very high. Gang violence was very prevalent.
7. He plays a guitar
8. He favourite movies are Closer and Shawshank Redemption
9. His favourite scent is vanilla
10. Musically he looks up to Prince, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, Freddie Mercury, Phil Collins, Donny Hathaway, The Notorious B.I.G. and Kanye West, as influences, in addition to expressing his admiration for Stevie Wonder, John Lennon and Diane Warren

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