Macklemore quotes

Music is therapy. Music moves people. It connects people in ways that no other medium can. It pulls heart strings. It acts as medicine. (Macklemore)
I think what's wrong with the fashion world, particularly men's fashion, is the lack of creativity behind it. View quote
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Bullying is a national epidemic. View quote
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You can only watch injustice go on for so long until you're compelled to say something. To speak out against it. View quote
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I think that civil rights issues take a lot of time to develop. View quote
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I shop at thrift shops probably five times a week. View quote
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Thrift shopping is really just an extension of me being that same kid and going into a place that's completely unconventional that has really endless possibilities in terms of outfits that you can put together and really just expressing yourself. View quote
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When I write, I don't have any expectation of what kind of song it will become or who it might reach. View quote
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Sampling is kind of prehistoric, given the technology and the textures you can create. View quote
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'Vote Love' means vote equality. It means vote change. It means vote what's right for humanity. View quote
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Reading a piece of poetry with no beat in front of 20 people is way more challenging than rocking for 10,000 people. (Macklemore)
I don't write a great song every day. I don't write a great song every couple weeks. It comes in such random times. View quote
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I just want to give the people 100% of myself as an artist. View quote
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My partner has to have good sized bones. View quote
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I think music should be experienced by people all ages. View quote
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You have major labels that are willing to take unconventional approaches because the old model is crumbling in front of us. View quote
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The fame and the money and all that stuff that comes along with it is all great, but that's not the sole purpose of why I make music. View quote
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I played baseball up until my freshman year of high school. That was my main sport. I played third base. View quote
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You need to get outside of your comfort zone to write songs that are interesting, songs that are compelling, songs that are different from what other people are writing. View quote
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Consciousness rap - a term that I don't think exactly exists but gets thrown around a lot - is not exactly popular. View quote
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I find that when I put my spiritual life first, the rest of my life is easy. When I put my career first, that's when I have problems. (Macklemore)
I'm as honest as I can be. View quote
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I think that there will always be artists out there who think they need to sign a major label deal in order to be successful. And that machine is what is going to work for them - there's tons of examples of pop stars who need that machine. View quote
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I put myself in the place of the listener when editing my writing. The last thing that I want to do is be preached at and told who to be or what to think when listening to an artist. However, I do want to be inspired. There's a fine line. View quote
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I'm someone that examines culture and tries to break down why things are the way that they are whether its hip-hop music, sex, race, or consumerism. I try to examine it and scrutinize it to the point where I can write a song. View quote
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