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title: "6 Fake Quotes By Benjamin Clementine"
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> [There's a part in every person that has a fake self. We've had this since infancy due to our parents and our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/there-s-a-part-in-every-person-that-has-a-fake-self-we-ve-had-this/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/if-i-m-being-forced-to-do-something-i-don-t-want-to-do-my-real-self/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/on-stage-i-definitely-want-to-use-my-real-self-because-i-m-singing-to/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de4/benjamin-clementine-5044_believe_on-stage-i-definitely-want-to-use-my-rea_1126998.jpg)

> [If you've got great parents, once you grow up and have to live by yourself, you're going to create some fake self…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/if-you-ve-got-great-parents-once-you-grow-up-and-have-to-live-by/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

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> [Some people will never be able to get their real self, but that's fine, because their fake self is also part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/some-people-will-never-be-able-to-get-their-real-self-but-that-s-fine/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84b/benjamin-clementine-5044_able_some-people-will-never-be-able-to-get-th_2481190.jpg)

> [When you have a lot of fake selves, most of the time it's because you haven't had parents around so you try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/when-you-have-a-lot-of-fake-selves-most-of-the-time-it-s-because-you/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

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## Other authors on Fake

## More by Benjamin Clementine

> [Life is life. You have to learn how to forgive people and how to gain forgiveness for yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/life-is-life-you-have-to-learn-how-to-forgive-people-and-how-to-gain/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/i-think-it-is-all-about-creating-characters-mixing-them-up-with-the/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

> [I was very rebellious, but my family was strict Christians - they would ask us, "What's the shortest verse in the Bible?" and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/i-was-very-rebellious-but-my-family-was-strict-christians-they-would/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

> [Where you're from shapes you, but you can actually do whatever you want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/where-you-re-from-shapes-you-but-you-can-actually-do-whatever-you-want/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

> [I know that New York is big - there are huge buildings - but, in fact, it's quite small and contained... I like it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/i-know-that-new-york-is-big-there-are-huge-buildings-but-in-fact-it-s/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/there-s-a-part-in-every-person-that-has-a-fake-self-we-ve-had-this/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/the-real-self-is-who-you-are-when-you-re-at-home-when-you-re/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

> [With this sort of career, you need determination. You've got to sacrifice a lot of things: family, friends - not that I had any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/with-this-sort-of-career-you-need-determination-you-ve-got-to/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

> [I do music to tell people my thoughts and opinions about life, emotions, politics, everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/i-do-music-to-tell-people-my-thoughts-and-opinions-about-life/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

> [Music isn't a competition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/music-isn-t-a-competition/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

> [I dedicate all my time to music. And I'm glad that it's paying off in some ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/i-dedicate-all-my-time-to-music-and-i-m-glad-that-it-s-paying-off-in/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

> [I wanted to find people who were like me, and I did, in the people I was reading.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/i-wanted-to-find-people-who-were-like-me-and-i-did-in-the-people-i/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

> [In this life, I've learned to be patient. And I'm still learning... Even now, I wish things would go quicker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/in-this-life-i-ve-learned-to-be-patient-and-i-m-still-learning-even/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

> [I started writing music in a French way: more focused on lyrics than melody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/i-started-writing-music-in-a-french-way-more-focused-on-lyrics-than/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

> [I never thought I'd say this, but to any child listening, the world is your oyster.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-clementine/i-never-thought-i-d-say-this-but-to-any-child-listening-the-world-is/)

[Benjamin Clementine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-clementine/)

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