Aloe Blacc Quotes
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I continue to write songs that are topically related to social, political and economic issues of our time, but I also recognize that onstage, I have a lot of fun and audiences have a lot of fun, so I'm trying to package the messages in music and sounds that are fun to perform and fun to listen to.
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We develop social systems for the handicapped, but when you're handicapped in your mind, society doesn't handle those situations well. I think we don't recognize or acknowledge the power of messages and how deeply affected we all are by the messages we receive from the media.
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We live in an era of consumerism and it's all about desire - based consumerism and it has nothing to do with things we actually need. What do you actually need? Food, clothing and shelter. Everything else is entertainment. It's just the idea that we're so wasteful. I think a lot of self - identity and inner - personal development is hampered by consumerism and capitalism because we see ourselves as a reflection of the TV, rather than as a reflection of the people who are around us, truly.
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The urgency for me is to hurry up and become visible enough to either influence or shame other artists or corporations into understanding that there needs to be an equal starting block. You can't rush to make the changes. The rush that I have is to change the mindset of the people who can actually influence the situation in developed countries and in under - developed countries ... and not all under-developed countries need to develop. Maybe they just need to learn and be re - given the tools to understand how to use the land that they live on.
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What do you actually need? Food, clothing and shelter. Everything else is entertainment.
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When I started out, I wrote the songs, recorded the songs, mastered, mixed, did the artwork, made the packaging and did the distribution, all myself. Now I understand what everyone's jobs are, who is doing them right, and who isn't.
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Music, especially as an adolescent, helps to build identity because that's when people start developing a sense of self. You can kind of tell based on what music a person listens to what kind of person they'll be pretty much for the rest of their life.
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We live in an era of consumerism and it's all about desire-based consumerism and it has nothing to do with things we actually need.
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I think by the next generation either we'll have a lot of idiots who are just completely immersed in media and corporatized information, or we'll have people who enjoy media and corporatized information, but are more interconnected with human beings around the world ... And who share common goals and are willing to accept that they are a global citizen. I think the latter is more the direction.
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I felt I had an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of great soul musicians of the past, who made a lot of social and political commentary through their music.
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If I had to pick one social action I could encourage all my friends, family and fans to do, it would be to teach a child. One, to educate them about good music, but two, because that kind of relationship helps build a bond. When you share music with somebody, that then becomes your link to them. Music is what connects a lot of us, over borders.
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In hip-hop, I wasn't very focused on delivering a message. It was just a string of lines that didn't connect. What I wanted to do is write stories... and affect someone's emotions with that song. I think as a soul singer, I'm able to accomplish that.
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I think a lot of self-identity and inner-personal development is hampered by consumerism and capitalism because we see ourselves as a reflection of the TV, rather than as a reflection of the people who are around us, truly.
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Music critics think of lyrics first and don't consider melody but so many songs are lyrically depressing but musically great, and that's why they become classics.
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I've become more introverted as I've got older. I used to be an outgoing person who joked around a lot, but as the amount of energy I expend by sharing my music has increased, I like to balance it by spending time by myself and recuperating.
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In school, I studied psychology, linguistics, neuroscience. I understand that there is a real lack of respect for the brain.
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Industry executives sacrificed art for what sells and mega-stars now saturate the market with the same tired lyrics.
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Hip-hop educated me about other forms of music, because it sampled from all different styles.
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You can feel a lot of things, and that's okay. Channel that into your passion.
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People need to spread love towards strangers. We all bleed the same blood and we are all part of a global community now.
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America's biggest export is media and I think that's a positive thing.
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So wake me up when it's all over When I'm wiser and I'm older All this time I was finding myself And I didn't know I was lost
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I believe every lie that I ever toldPaid for every heart that I ever stoll I paid my cause and I didn't foldWell, it ain't that hard when you got soul (This is my world)Somewhere I heard that life is a testI been though the worst but still I give my best yeah
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Girl, you can tell everybodyYeah, you can tell everybodyGo ahead and tell everybodyReveal the man, I'm the man, I'm the manYes, I am, yes, I am, yes, I amReveal the man, I'm the man, I'm the man