Macklemore Quotes - Page 4

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

I can write for weeks or months sometimes and edit it down to a song. I feel like it's a piece of music that will hopefully stand the test of time and hopefully capture a moment in history if I'm doing it correctly and honestly.

For me, being transparent about every aspect of my life is what makes my music relatable and how I'm able to be an individual amongst the mass amounts of other artists.

Sampling is kind of prehistoric, given the technology and the textures you can create.

Us as rappers underestimate the power and effects that we have on these kids

Michael Jordan was a cultural icon that everybody on the playground wanted to be. The Bulls dynasty was a huge part of my childhood and it was the peak of my basketball interest as a kid.

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

It's just way more fun making art, growing, grinding for a fan base, and traveling the world with a friend.

I shop at thrift shops probably five times a week.

The one thing I will never do is buy a shirt because of its name, especially when it's $600 for that shirt. To me, that's ridiculous. It's just a shirt; it's not worth the money.

My hope is that my personal testimony can help in some way to not only advance the dialogue and approve Referendum 74, but also to help shape a culture of belonging in which ALL people are equal.

As a white male in America, I have privilege. As a white male who happens to be an artist with a fan base, I have a platform to spread awareness about that privilege. However, songs about race and privilege are very difficult to A) write and B) dissect as a listener. They're heavy.

I'd always thought that if I could get sober and stay sober, I would be able to have a career making music. My drug and alcohol addiction was the one thing holding me back. I had finally gotten the tools to stay sober, and it was just a matter of writing the songs.

I think what's wrong with the fashion world, particularly men's fashion, is the lack of creativity behind it.

I want to make music that I like; not something that I have to make because I think it's going to sell.

Reading a piece of poetry with no beat in front of 20 people is way more challenging than rocking for 10,000 people.