Maxwell Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets
30th August 2013
Fact: Singer Alicia Keys surprised fans in New York on Friday (30Aug13) when she brought Maxwell out to perform their song Fire We Make on U.S. breakfast show Good Morning America. The hitmaker was on hand to close out the summer concert series for the show and performed several of her hits including Girl On Fire, You Don't Know My Name and No One.
20th June 2011
Quote: "We were rehearsing in Brooklyn (New York)... and this guy from the fire department came in and was like, 'I went to your show at Madison Square Garden... and nine months later I have twins'. I'm not just making this up." Smooth R&B star Maxwell on how his music gets fans in the mood for love making.
20th January 2010
Fact: U.S. talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has recruited Wyclef Jean and Rihanna to appear on her show in a special broadcast dedicated to raising money for earthquake-devastated Haiti. The programme, which airs on Wednesday (20Jan10), will also feature a performance from singer Maxwell, whose mother is from the Caribbean country.
14th January 2010
Quote: "At the Grammy nominations show, I was walking offstage and there Smokey Robinson was. He made comments about (BLACKsummers'night) and I couldn't believe that someone with this incredible legacy was aware of what I did. Powerful." Soul star Maxwell was starstruck after being complimented by the veteran music icon at the Grammy Award nominations last month (Dec09). The CD is nominated in six categories at the 2010 Grammy Awards.
3rd December 2009
Quote: "I've been gone for eight years. I've been throwing out my trash, buying my milk and living in basic obscurity... I'm grateful beyond words." Maxwell on his six Grammy Award nominations.
3rd December 2009
Quote: "I can't even believe I get to still be here." Maxwell is stunned by his Grammy Awards Song of The Year nomination. His Pretty Wings track will be up against Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) by Beyonce, Poker Face by Lady GaGa, Use Somebody by Kings of Leon and Taylor Swift's You Belong With Me.
4th August 2009
Quote: "At the beginning of my career, I had to explain to people that Somebody's Watching Me is not my song. That song came out in '84, when I was 11." Maxwell used to be mistaken for Motown founder Berry Gordy's son Rockwell.
22nd July 2009
Quote: "It's definitely from some heartbreak... People should truly understand music from the soul. Life needs to be lived first before it can actually be created." Soul singer Maxwell reveals why he waited eight years before releasing his new album, BLACKsummers'night.
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