Believe Quote by Benjamin Clementine

“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 believe in what I'm singing, but they shouldn't be fooled because we all have fake selves and it's in there somewhere. It's not pretending to hurt somebody; it's just something that…” quote by Benjamin Clementine — Download Open image

“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 believe in what I'm singing, but they shouldn't be fooled because we all have fake selves and it's in there somewhere. It's not pretending to hurt somebody; it's just something that comes out of me, from my experience.”

Benjamin Clementine

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (9 ratings)

Believe Fake Fooled Hurt I believe I believe in Identity People Pretending Real Real self Self Singing Stage Use Want

More by Benjamin Clementine

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

Benjamin Clementine

Image

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

Image

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

Image

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

Benjamin Clementine

Image

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

Image

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

Image

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

Image

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

Image

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

Benjamin Clementine

Image

Music isn't a competition.

Benjamin Clementine

Image

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

Benjamin Clementine

Image

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

Benjamin Clementine

Image

Explore all 104 Benjamin Clementine quotes

More Believe quotes

I actually think acting is a form of self-hypnosis. You have to be hyper, hyper aware of what's going on around you. You have…

Julianne Moore

Image

Some people still believe you should just fall in line with what's going on - and that's scary. It makes a mockery of freedom…

Emily Robison

Image

The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it inculcate something wholly new;…

Eric Hoffer

Image

Resist discouragement by speaking His Word over your future. Keep standing. Keep hoping; keep believing because He is working behind the scenes. He's going…

Joel Osteen

Image

I can't believe that I'm sitting in meetings with Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Annette Bening. I want to take on that responsibility to…

Roger Ross Williams

Image

There is no such word as item girl in the dictionary. People have created this word and I don't believe that I am an…

Shefali Zariwala

Image

I understand that it's the music that keeps me alive... That's my lifeblood. And to give that up for, like, the TV, the cars, the houses - that's not the American dream. That's the booby prize, in the end. Those are the booby prizes. And if you fall for them - if, when you achieve them, you believe that this…

Bruce Springsteen