“I was lucky to have read a lot of poetry when I was younger; it helped me to remember a way to write.” Quote by Benjamin Clementine
“I loved English literature - if didn't it would have been hard - but I had to learn it myself. I remembered ways to repeat words, to put more emphasis on certain lines.” IfsWayHas BeensHardCertainLiteratureLinesRememberedRepeatsEmphasisEnglish Literature Author:Benjamin Clementine
“I felt like I was homeless anyway, so the change in environment wasn't that much of a big deal. I felt pretty much the same. After six months of living on the streets [in Camden], I started singing, busking.” BigsFeltDealsEnvironmentStreetsMonthsSixSingingHomelessSix MonthsBig DealLiving OnCamdenBusking Author:Benjamin Clementine
“I wasn't quite used to writing a diary - I didn't understand why people did it - but I wrote down notes and they went into a poem.” PeopleWritingUsedNotesDiaries Author:Benjamin Clementine
“I started understanding William Blake and George Orwell more and more. It's amazing how we go to school when we're so young, read all of these books, just trying to memorize them. When you start to live, you don't have to memorize anything.” TryingBookSchoolYoungUnderstandingBlake Author:Benjamin Clementine
“Composing was more difficult than writing things down.” WritingDifficultComposingWriting Things Down Author:Benjamin Clementine
“Confidence came from people. I think I'm very confident in me, as a human being.” PeopleThinkingHumansHuman Beings Author:Benjamin Clementine
“In fact, I might be confident for the human race because of what the human race has given me. When I was in the street and bars, people always came up to me and said, "Don't stop, keep going."” PeopleHumansSaidFactsMightGivenRaceStreetsBarsHuman RaceKeep GoingBe Confident Author:Benjamin Clementine
“When I started singing about my life and what I was going through, I felt more confident. It was my own life, I was being myself, I was telling people what was happening.” PeopleFeltMy OwnSingingHappeningsMy Own LifeBeing Myself Author:Benjamin Clementine
“I've always been shy, but every time that I sing or I perform, when music comes out of me, it is the only thing I can relate to, it's the only thing I can give.” GivingI CanRelateShy Author:Benjamin Clementine
“Even if someone thinks there's a mistake I've made on the piano, to me it's not a mistake; it's how it's meant to be.” IfsThinkingMadeMistakePianoMeant To Be Author:Benjamin Clementine