Benjamin Hammond "Ben" Haggerty Quotes
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I shop at thrift shops probably five times a week.
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I think what's wrong with the fashion world, particularly men's fashion, is the lack of creativity behind it.
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I definitely use 'smiling while rapping' as a tool in the booth. I want to have fun while recording.
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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.
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'Vote Love' means vote equality. It means vote change. It means vote what's right for humanity.
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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.
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Sampling is kind of prehistoric, given the technology and the textures you can create.
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We have to tell people who need help that it's OK to ask for it.
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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.
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Thrift shopping is all about going into the thrift shop and having no expectation of what you might find.
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The reason why I meditate and pray in general is just to remind myself that it is not about me.
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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.
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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.
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The question is, What type of human do I want to be? How do I want to use my platform? Do I want to be safe, under the umbrella of my white privilege? Or do I want to push back and resist?
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I'm a very conceptual writer.
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I don't want to look back and be like, 'You had it all, and you weren't even present for it. You weren't able to enjoy it.' I want to be here, be now and be grateful.
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I played baseball up until my freshman year of high school. That was my main sport. I played third base.
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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.
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Bullying is a national epidemic.
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I got sober, and I got happy again.
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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.
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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.
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I'm as honest as I can be.
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I just want to give the people 100% of myself as an artist.