William Blake is my favorite poet of all time, and he said that he wasn't quite familiar with the sounds of music. If so, he would have been a musician. — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share Image
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… — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share Image
Life is life. You have to learn how to forgive people and how to gain forgiveness for yourself. — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share
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… — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share
I was very rebellious, but my family was strict Christians - they would ask us, "What's the shortest verse in the Bible?" and I… — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share
Where you're from shapes you, but you can actually do whatever you want. — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share
I know that New York is big - there are huge buildings - but, in fact, it's quite small and contained... I like it… — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share
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. — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share
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… — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share
With this sort of career, you need determination. You've got to sacrifice a lot of things: family, friends - not that I had any… — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share
I do music to tell people my thoughts and opinions about life, emotions, politics, everything. — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share
I dedicate all my time to music. And I'm glad that it's paying off in some ways. — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share
I wanted to find people who were like me, and I did, in the people I was reading. — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share
In this life, I've learned to be patient. And I'm still learning... Even now, I wish things would go quicker. — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share
I started writing music in a French way: more focused on lyrics than melody. — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share
I never thought I'd say this, but to any child listening, the world is your oyster. — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share
