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Quote by 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.”

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Benjamin Clementine

Benjamin Clementine, born on December 7, 1988, is a talented musician from the United Kingdom. His musical style blends jazz, folk, and soul, and he is known for his unique voice and emotional performances. more

“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.”

People Want Believe Real Self Use I Believe Hurt Stage Singing I Believe In Fake Pretending Fooled Real Self

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“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.”

Men Want Writing Young Choices Grew Grew Up Independent Scared Paris Young Man

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“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.”

Writing Artist I Realized Spokes Bob Dylan

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“I was lucky to have read a lot of poetry when I was younger; it helped me to remember a way to write.”

Way Writing Remember Lucky

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