Need Said Quotes by Benjamin Clementine

Life is life. You have to learn how to forgive people and how to gain forgiveness for yourself.

— 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…

— 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…

— Benjamin Clementine

Where you're from shapes you, but you can actually do whatever you want.

— 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— Benjamin Clementine

I do music to tell people my thoughts and opinions about life, emotions, politics, everything.

— Benjamin Clementine

Music isn't a competition.

— Benjamin Clementine

I dedicate all my time to music. And I'm glad that it's paying off in some ways.

— Benjamin Clementine

I wanted to find people who were like me, and I did, in the people I was reading.

— Benjamin Clementine

In this life, I've learned to be patient. And I'm still learning... Even now, I wish things would go quicker.

— Benjamin Clementine

I started writing music in a French way: more focused on lyrics than melody.

— Benjamin Clementine

I never thought I'd say this, but to any child listening, the world is your oyster.

— Benjamin Clementine