| Mars walks the old-school walk and talks the sexy talk, but he also nails the hits, leads a super-energetic nine-piece soul band, and rips a mean drum solo" | Mars became the first artist to receive five diamond certified songs in the United States |
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| After hearing him play a couple of songs on the guitar, Bay-Schuck wanted to sign him immediately, but it took roughly three years for Atlantic Records to finally sign Mars to the label, because they felt it was too early and that he still needed to develop as an artist | "" by , , , 2010• " The singer took its inspiration by playing videotapes of Elvis, James Brown and Michael Jackson when he was younger |
" Mars pleaded guilty to felony drug possession and in return was told that the charges would be erased from his criminal record as long as he stayed out of trouble for a year.
18| Mars said: "I love that Chromatik will bring better music education into schools" | The single also reached the top-20 of Canada, New Zealand and the UK |
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| "" became the second number one song in the U | from the original on June 26, 2017 |
Mars was raised on his father's 1950s collection — "simple four-chord songs that got straight to the point" - and on Little Richard, Frankie Lymon, , and.
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