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> [I was a soul singer first and I'd write love songs. I find with soul music it's really hard to write about anything else. But I was 15 at the time when I was doing that and, to be honest,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-drew/i-was-a-soul-singer-first-and-i-d-write-love-songs-i-find-with-soul/)

[Ben Drew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-drew/)

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## More by Ben Drew

> [I was a soul singer first and I'd write love songs. I find with soul music it's really hard to write about anything else.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-drew/i-was-a-soul-singer-first-and-i-d-write-love-songs-i-find-with-soul/)

[Ben Drew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-drew/)

> [I didn't make a film because I wanted a starring role. I made a film because I wanted to tell a story and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-drew/i-didn-t-make-a-film-because-i-wanted-a-starring-role-i-made-a-film/)

[Ben Drew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-drew/)

> [I found very early on when I became a hip-hop artist that I loved telling stories. Actually, when I was trying to get a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-drew/i-found-very-early-on-when-i-became-a-hip-hop-artist-that-i-loved/)

[Ben Drew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-drew/)

> [Anyone who puts 110% into their work deserves as much success as they can get.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-drew/anyone-who-puts-110-into-their-work-deserves-as-much-success-as-they/)

[Ben Drew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-drew/)

> [The problem with working with a record label is they maybe a song I want to make a video for that they will refuse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-drew/the-problem-with-working-with-a-record-label-is-they-maybe-a-song-i/)

[Ben Drew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-drew/)

> [Some cynical people may see that the only reason I'm doing something more mainstream is part of a strategy to become more successful but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-drew/some-cynical-people-may-see-that-the-only-reason-i-m-doing-something/)

[Ben Drew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-drew/)

> [I love the way I make hip-hop and I refuse to make pop-rap. I don't refuse to make mainstream music, which is why I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-drew/i-love-the-way-i-make-hip-hop-and-i-refuse-to-make-pop-rap-i-don-t/)

[Ben Drew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-drew/)

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