I'm from a middle class family but my father squandered all the money, so I didn't really run around with rich people. I was very judgmental towards a lot of them. Benjamin Clementine More Quotes by Benjamin Clementine More Quotes From Benjamin Clementine Life is life. You have to learn how to forgive people and how to gain forgiveness for yourself. Benjamin Clementine yourself you forgiveness life I didn't blend well with my classmates or my teachers. Benjamin Clementine blend teachers well classmates In this life, I've learned to be patient. And I'm still learning... Even now, I wish things would go quicker. Benjamin Clementine i-wish learning wish life Music is the reason I started talking to people. When I started singing in bars and trains, I began to learn the behaviour of people. Music was the bait that helped me get something from them and give myself to them. Benjamin Clementine myself me music people When I was very young, my brother and I, we used to go into charity shops to buy suits. The thing about clothes is that people judge you by what you wear, unfortunately. So when we wore suits, people gave us respect - we were very young, and it made them think we were older. Benjamin Clementine you respect brother people People want a beautiful story. Hopefully my life story is still beautiful, but that metro stuff doesn't make it much more pitiful. Benjamin Clementine my-life beautiful life people It's my only freedom, music, and I'm not going to give it up to anyone else. Benjamin Clementine give only music freedom I believe when the music is being sung or being played, at the end of it, there's some sort of grace and understanding. And that's all I want for humanity. I just want us to understand each other. That's the point of my music. Benjamin Clementine music grace humanity believe I realised that we're all equal - it's all about helping each other. Benjamin Clementine other about equal helping Sometimes it feels like my story overshadows my music. Benjamin Clementine story like music sometimes I've learned in the little bit of my life so far that you can't fool people. And so I only tell people what I think about: my ambitions, my dreams, what inspires me. Benjamin Clementine dreams me you life I know, deep down, that what makes my music what it is are my words. It always starts from me wanting to say something. Once I've run out of things to say, I'll be done. Benjamin Clementine deep words me music The thing is: I was quite slow when I was younger. I might have been smart - I don't know - but I was slow talking to people. And as you can see, I don't talk very loud. Benjamin Clementine know you smart people The minute I stop singing, I'm back to being shy. I'm soft-spoken because I never really talked to people. I didn't learn to do it. Benjamin Clementine stop never singing people I don't think I'm a singer, I think I'm an expressionist. But it takes time to put it in people's minds that this guy is not singing, 'Baby, I want to have you.' This guy is actually thinking about what he's saying. This guy has something to say. Benjamin Clementine you singing time people We always blame other people when things go wrong. For example, family to friends, you think they'll stay by your side, and you realise they never do. But that's life. Benjamin Clementine you family life people It stayed with me - the Bible has stayed with me. I've grown out of it because, obviously, you live life for yourself and have your choice to believe what you want to believe in, but I know that the Bible can be used to appreciate life. Benjamin Clementine me you bible life Personally, I wouldn't mind going on stage naked, totally naked. Benjamin Clementine going naked stage mind I'm actually doing what I like doing, which is mixing opera music and classical music with soul and folk. And I was writing and talking about what I've actually experienced, and I don't think that's very common. Benjamin Clementine think music soul writing I would describe myself as outspoken. Not political. Outspoken about what I want to say. There are things that need to be said... and I think it's my obligation to say them. Benjamin Clementine myself think political want
