Life is life. You have to learn how to forgive people and how to gain forgiveness for yourself. Benjamin Clementine More Quotes by Benjamin Clementine More Quotes From Benjamin Clementine The meaning of love is obviously huge - but for me, it means be nice to people, and people will be nice to you back. Love is a selfless place to be. There is no safer place to be than under the canopy of love. Benjamin Clementine meyoulovepeople I didn't blend well with my classmates or my teachers. Benjamin Clementine blendteacherswellclassmates 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-wishlearningwishlife 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 myselfmemusicpeople 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 yourespectbrotherpeople 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-lifebeautifullifepeople It's my only freedom, music, and I'm not going to give it up to anyone else. Benjamin Clementine giveonlymusicfreedom 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 musicgracehumanitybelieve I realised that we're all equal - it's all about helping each other. Benjamin Clementine otheraboutequalhelping Sometimes it feels like my story overshadows my music. Benjamin Clementine storylikemusicsometimes 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 dreamsmeyoulife 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 deepwordsmemusic 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 knowyousmartpeople 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 stopneversingingpeople 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 yousingingtimepeople 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 youfamilylifepeople 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 meyoubiblelife Personally, I wouldn't mind going on stage naked, totally naked. Benjamin Clementine goingnakedstagemind 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 thinkmusicsoulwriting 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 myselfthinkpoliticalwant
