Quotes by Macklemore

About Macklemore:

Ben William Haggerty is an American rapper. Since 2000, he has independently released one mixtape, three EPs, and two albums. He has significantly collaborated with producer Ryan Lewis as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
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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.

Macklemore

You can only watch injustice go on for so long until you're compelled to say something. To speak out against it.

Macklemore

I shop at thrift shops probably five times a week.

Macklemore

Bullying is a national epidemic.

Macklemore

I just want to give the people 100% of myself as an artist.

Macklemore

I'm as honest as I can be.

Macklemore

You have major labels that are willing to take unconventional approaches because the old model is crumbling in front of us.

Macklemore

I definitely use 'smiling while rapping' as a tool in the booth. I want to have fun while recording.

Macklemore

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.

Macklemore

I'm a very conceptual writer.

Macklemore

Consciousness rap - a term that I don't think exactly exists but gets thrown around a lot - is not exactly popular.

Macklemore

I'm not more or less conscious than any other rapper out there.

Macklemore

Its easy to view politicians as corrupt and voting essentially an act of picking the lesser of two evils. I understand that perspective and feel it's valid.

Macklemore

When I write, I don't have any expectation of what kind of song it will become or who it might reach.

Macklemore

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.

Macklemore

'The more expensive the better' is kind of the American way, and if you spent $600 for a sweatshirt, then that makes it better.

Macklemore

'Vote Love' means vote equality. It means vote change. It means vote what's right for humanity.

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.

Macklemore

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.

Macklemore

My partner has to have good sized bones.

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Author Bio

  • NameMacklemore
  • DescriptionAmerican rapper and musician
  • AliasesProfessor Macklemore
  • BornJune 19, 1983
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionRapper; Singer; Singer-songwriter; Songwriter; Musician