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> [In hip-hop, I wasn't very focused on delivering a message. It was just a string of lines that didn't connect. What I wanted to do is write stories... and affect someone's emotions with that song. I think as a soul…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aloe-blacc/in-hip-hop-i-wasn-t-very-focused-on-delivering-a-message-it-was-just/)

[Aloe Blacc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aloe-blacc/)

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## More by Aloe Blacc

> [You can feel a lot of things, and that's okay. Channel that into your passion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aloe-blacc/you-can-feel-a-lot-of-things-and-that-s-okay-channel-that-into-your/)

[Aloe Blacc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aloe-blacc/)

> [We develop social systems for the handicapped, but when you're handicapped in your mind, society doesn't handle those situations well. I think we don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aloe-blacc/we-develop-social-systems-for-the-handicapped-but-when-you-re/)

[Aloe Blacc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aloe-blacc/)

> [In school, I studied psychology, linguistics, neuroscience. I understand that there is a real lack of respect for the brain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aloe-blacc/in-school-i-studied-psychology-linguistics-neuroscience-i-understand/)

[Aloe Blacc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aloe-blacc/)

> [Music, especially as an adolescent, helps to build identity because that's when people start developing a sense of self. You can kind of tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aloe-blacc/music-especially-as-an-adolescent-helps-to-build-identity-because/)

[Aloe Blacc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aloe-blacc/)

> [I continue to write songs that are topically related to social, political and economic issues of our time, but I also recognize that onstage,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aloe-blacc/i-continue-to-write-songs-that-are-topically-related-to-social/)

[Aloe Blacc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aloe-blacc/)

> [Life is a game and love is the prize. So wake me when its all over, when I'm wiser and I'm older.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aloe-blacc/life-is-a-game-and-love-is-the-prize-so-wake-me-when-its-all-over/)

[Aloe Blacc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aloe-blacc/)

> [I felt I had an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of great soul musicians of the past, who made a lot of social…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aloe-blacc/i-felt-i-had-an-opportunity-to-follow-in-the-footsteps-of-great-soul/)

[Aloe Blacc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aloe-blacc/)

> [Music critics think of lyrics first and don't consider melody but so many songs are lyrically depressing but musically great, and that's why they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aloe-blacc/music-critics-think-of-lyrics-first-and-don-t-consider-melody-but-so/)

[Aloe Blacc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aloe-blacc/)

> [We live in an era of consumerism and it's all about desire-based consumerism and it has nothing to do with things we actually need.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aloe-blacc/we-live-in-an-era-of-consumerism-and-it-s-all-about-desire-based/)

[Aloe Blacc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aloe-blacc/)

> [People in the Middle East may consider the U.S. an evil hegemony that has tainted their culture, but when I look at the growth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aloe-blacc/people-in-the-middle-east-may-consider-the-u-s-an-evil-hegemony-that/)

[Aloe Blacc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aloe-blacc/)

> [When I started out, I wrote the songs, recorded the songs, mastered, mixed, did the artwork, made the packaging and did the distribution, all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aloe-blacc/when-i-started-out-i-wrote-the-songs-recorded-the-songs-mastered/)

[Aloe Blacc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aloe-blacc/)

> [Hip-hop educated me about other forms of music, because it sampled from all different styles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aloe-blacc/hip-hop-educated-me-about-other-forms-of-music-because-it-sampled/)

[Aloe Blacc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aloe-blacc/)

> [In hip-hop, I wasn't very focused on delivering a message. It was just a string of lines that didn't connect. What I wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aloe-blacc/in-hip-hop-i-wasn-t-very-focused-on-delivering-a-message-it-was-just/)

[Aloe Blacc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aloe-blacc/)

> [I think a lot of self-identity and inner-personal development is hampered by consumerism and capitalism because we see ourselves as a reflection of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aloe-blacc/i-think-a-lot-of-self-identity-and-inner-personal-development-is/)

[Aloe Blacc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aloe-blacc/)

> [Compassion can change a lot of things, including the world. Young people especially need to know that, because they're the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aloe-blacc/compassion-can-change-a-lot-of-things-including-the-world-young/)

[Aloe Blacc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aloe-blacc/)

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