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I feel, having the choices I had, I felt I had more control over my own medium than I did over photography. Ben Shahn

Photography Own Control Medium My Own Having More Had Feel Over Felt Than Did Choices

I did take my camera along, as I felt there wouldn't be enough time to draw the things I wanted to do. I did some drawing and did a lot of photography but I was not part of Stryker's outfit at all. Ben Shahn

Time Photography Enough Enough Time Draw Drawing Outfit Some Take Part Along Felt Camera Lot Did Wanted Things

I confess that Roy was a little bit dictatorial in his editing and he ruined quite a number of my pictures, which he stopped doing later. He used to punch a hole through a negative. Some of them were incredibly valuable. He didn't understand at the time. Ben Shahn

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I didn't blend well with my classmates or my teachers. Benjamin Clementine

Classmates Blend Well Teachers

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 Humanity Grace Understanding Believe Other Sung Some Point Sort Understand End Just Being Want Us Each Played

I realised that we're all equal - it's all about helping each other. Benjamin Clementine

Other About Equal Realised Helping Each

Sometimes it feels like my story overshadows my music. Benjamin Clementine

Music Sometimes Feels Like Story

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

Life Dreams Me You Fool People My Life Ambition Think Bit Tell About Only Inspires Learned Little Little Bit Far

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

Music Me Words Down Starts Once Say Out Run Something Know Makes Always Done Wanting Deep Deep Down Things

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

Life Family You Blame People Example Think Other Side Stay Never Wrong For Example Always Go Friends Realise Your Things

If I'm being forced to do something I don't want to do, my real self comes out. But whether or not I'm aware of it, no matter what happens, I'm always going to have a fake self, and I'm not going to judge my fake self. Benjamin Clementine

Judge Matter Out Something Self Forced Always Fake Real Going Real Self Being Want Happens Whether Aware

I was lucky to have read a lot of poetry when I was younger; it helped me to remember a way to write. Benjamin Clementine

Me Remember Way Poetry Write Read Lot Younger Helped Lucky

Personally, I wouldn't mind going on stage naked, totally naked. Benjamin Clementine

Mind Naked Stage Totally Going Personally

My parents always said that I would be a lawyer or pilot or doctor - and I always just thought that's what I would do. Benjamin Clementine

Doctor Pilot Thought Parents Lawyer Would Would-Be Said Always Just

When I first started singing in Paris, I sounded horrible: I was just singing to get some money to eat. And I wasn't singing my own songs: it was Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix. Eventually, when I wrote my own music, my style just came out of my own place. Benjamin Clementine

Music Money First Singing Style Own Jimi Hendrix Marley Out Eat Some Horrible My Own Paris Songs Wrote Came Get Just Dylan Place Bob Bob Dylan Bob Marley Hendrix Eventually Started

The greatest in heroes in life are the anonymous. That's what I believe. Your neighbours are heroes. People who, when you walk down the street, you see them feeding their little baby - these people are heroes because they are living under difficult situations, but they're still trying to save a life. Benjamin Clementine

Life You People Walk Heroes Down Believe Living Difficult Baby Neighbours See Feeding Anonymous Because Greatest Still Trying Situations Little Little Baby Them Your Who Street Save

I know that New York is big - there are huge buildings - but, in fact, it's quite small and contained... I like it when cities are melancholic. When it started snowing, for example, I felt very lonely. I felt very comfortable and very relaxed. When that happens, I write. So I've been writing, not a lot, but I'm inspired every day. Benjamin Clementine

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Poetry itself is music. I'm just lucky that I can convert it into music. William Blake is my favorite poet of all time, and he said that he wasn't quite familiar with the sounds of music. If so, he would have been a musician. All of his poems are all like songs, and that's how I always try to start my thoughts. Benjamin Clementine

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Why are there not cabs in Edmonton? Why are there cabs in central London but not here? And if they're going to be here, they should be cheaper. And travelcards, they're expensive. Benjamin Clementine

London Cheaper Edmonton Going Expensive Central Should Why Here

Now I'm standing in front of a thousand people. They're all looking at me, but they're sitting down. They're surrendered, so I have to keep on proving myself to them and giving them all my passion. Benjamin Clementine

Myself Me People Passion Giving Looking Down Thousand Proving Sitting Front Them Standing Keep Now

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