Bruno Mars's New Music Just Might Sound Like 2001 Rock Radio

Bruno Mars is rightfully riding high. The reigning Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year Grammy winner is close to wrapping the eighth (!) Leg of his gargantuan 24K Magic world tour, although he's taking the needed breaks to check in through the social media every right now and then, of course.


Early Monday morning (May 7), Mars contained an open Q&A on Twitter he called #AskTheDragon, where we learned that his drive never really helps in avoiding, even as soon as he's at the best of his game.


Much like Adele, Mars is taking great inspiration from Childish Gambino at the moment: "From his show Atlanta to his music and new video. All around incredible."


Mars also mentioned he hasn't written his best album although, his Bart Simpson-shaped summer body is ready for beach flaunting, and that Anderson Paak apparently won't return his phone calls immediately after a fateful basketball game on tour in 2017.


But perhaps most revealing was the list of artists Mars has been bumping currently, presumably while mapping out his next moves musically.


"The Beach Gentlemen, Gucci Mane," Mars mentioned, "and last night the musical group and I were listening to nine inch nails, System of a Down and incubus."


While heavy rock artists are perhaps not the most expected sources of joy for Bruno Mars, it's nice to know that industrial rock and nu-metal are still timeless! Soon considering that, The Weeknd sampled Nine Inch Nails to help launch his career — and there's plenty of groove to be noticed in SOAD's political metal (and many saccharine-yet-thrashy moments across Incubus's catalog).


As for the promise of when we may hear any music, Mars (understandably) couldn't guarantee a new album in 2018, however, as he said, "I will do my best to leave y'all wit something to rock to."


Until then, if you've got any burning questions for him, right now might be the ideal time to #AskTheDragon.