“We have the real self and the false self, there's nothing wrong with them, and everyone has both of them.” Quote by Benjamin Clementine
“The real self is who you are when you're at home, when you're comfortable, and the false self is what you're pretending - and the reason you pretend is because you want to create a character for the surroundings you're within.” WantRealSelfReasonCharacterHomeComfortableWho You ArePretendingSurroundingsReal Self Author:Benjamin Clementine
“Some people will never be able to get their real self, but that's fine, because their fake self is also part of them.” PeopleRealSelfAbleFineFakeReal Self Author:Benjamin Clementine
“If I'm being forced to do something I don't want to do, my real self comes out. But whether or not I'm aware of it, no matter what happens, I'm always going to have a fake self and I'm not going to judge my fake self.” IfsWantRealSelfMatterHappensJudgingNo Matter WhatFakeReal Self Author:Benjamin Clementine
“I think it is all about creating characters, mixing them up with the stars and the light-years, and coming back to Earth, because we're from this universe. We're not just New York or London; we're stars.” ThinkingYearsCharacterLightEarthUniverseStarsNew YorkCreatingLondonComing BackMixingLight YearsCreating Characters Author:Benjamin Clementine
“There's a part in every person that has a fake self. We've had this since infancy due to our parents and our upbringing.” PersonsSelfParentDuesFakeUpbringingInfancy Author:Benjamin Clementine
“When you have a lot of fake selves, most of the time it's because you haven't had parents around so you try to build characters to protect yourself.” TryingSelfCharacterParentHavensProtectFakeProtect Yourself Author:Benjamin Clementine
“If you've got great parents, once you grow up and have to live by yourself, you're going to create some fake self as you get comfortable wherever you are.” IfsSelfGrowsParentGrowing UpComfortableFakeLive ByWherever You AreGreat Parents Author:Benjamin Clementine
“On-stage, I definitely want to use my real self because I'm singing to people who believe in what I'm singing, and I believe in what I'm singing, but they shouldn't be fooled because we all have fake selves and it's in there somewhere. It's not pretending to hurt somebody; it's just something that comes out of me, from my experience.” PeopleWantBelieveRealSelfUseI BelieveHurtStageSingingI Believe InFakePretendingFooledReal Self Author:Benjamin Clementine
“The experience that I had in Paris I could never have ever again in my life. This is when I grew up as a young man. I was independent. There was no one there to talk to; I didn't even want to talk to anyone. I started to write about what I was experiencing, and I had no choice, so I was never scared.” MenWantWritingYoungChoicesGrewGrew UpIndependentScaredParisYoung Man Author:Benjamin Clementine
“When I started writing again, especially when I listened to French music and Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, I realized that these lots talked about themselves. The greatest artists, they didn't sing; they only spoke.” WritingArtistI RealizedSpokesBobDylan Author:Benjamin Clementine