Video: Mayer Hawthorne Speaks On His Musical Past, His First Record & His Grandma

If you need any more evidence that Mayer Hawthorne is one cool-ass mofo, this video interview with Bonafide TV should bring the case home. Not only does Mayer drop all the right names when questioned on the music he grew up with, he also shares the driving force behind his own music - a commitment to both the flashy and the classy that he learned from his grandmother, and shouts out his favorite musical villains.