Bruno Mars was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a family of musicians.
I didn't know he was born in Hawaii, that's pretty cool! It makes sense though.
He started performing at a very young age, which explains why he's such a good musician.
That too. So he was actually 'performing' or just practicing at a young age? And do you know how old he was when he started?
Around the age of 5, he began singing and performing. He's also a multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and choreographer.
Oh wow, so yeah, very young. I did know that, and that's one of the things I appreciate about him as a musician. He's not just a pretty face with a good voice, he has real talent.
2003, shortly after graduating from high school at the age of 17, Mars moved to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career. He adopted his stage name from the childhood nickname his father gave him, adding "Mars" at the end because: "I felt like I didn't have [any] pizzazz, and a lot of girls say I’m out of this world, so I was like I guess I'm from Mars." Moreover, the adoption of his stage name was also an effort to "
up in Hawaii influenced his style, giving the songs a reggae sound. He explains: "In Hawaii some of the biggest radio stations are reggae. That music brings people together. It's not urban music or pop music. It's just songs. That's what makes it cross over so well. The song comes first."
Philip Lawrence, one of his music partners from The Smeezingtons, stated: "What people don't know is there's a darker underbelly to Bruno Mars." Nevertheless, most