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If you have parents who can't show you love, a kid can grow up to look arrogant. Because they need to create a fake self. Or they think they're more powerful than they really are. Benjamin Clementine

My heroes: Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Nina Simone. Benjamin Clementine

Heroes Nina Nina Simone Cave Waits Tom Tom Waits Nick

When I lived in Paris, I would shop at antique shops and buy these huge coats because I was very cold. And then I started performing in them because I felt safe. I never stopped doing that. Benjamin Clementine

Not all families stay together. Benjamin Clementine

Together Stay Families

Arizona - I've only spent a few days there, but it's inspired me the most. It's so peaceful. Benjamin Clementine

Me Few Spent Only Inspired Arizona Days Most Peaceful

I'm from London, and you hardly see stars because of the pollution of light. But in Arizona, there's nothing, so I can see the stars. Benjamin Clementine

You Light Nothing Stars See London Arizona Because Pollution Hardly

I just wanted to eat, to survive. I started singing a cappella in bars. I saved up money to get my first guitar and started writing songs. Benjamin Clementine

Writing Money Guitar First Singing Saved Eat Songs Up Survive Get Just Wanted To Survive Cappella Bars Started

Fame is like icin' on the cake. Benjamin Clementine

Cake Like Fame

I'm literally nowhere yet... When things started going well, this French designer called Ami gave me some shoes and clothes to wear. But when I sat down to play the piano, the very new shoes kept slipping off the pedal. So I took them off, threw them away, and have never worn shoes while playing the piano from then on. Benjamin Clementine

Me Shoes Clothes Down Gave Took Worn Slipping Wear Some Threw Piano Never New French Well Off Very Going Literally While Them Then Sat Away Nowhere Play Things Designer Started Playing Kept Pedal

I never thought I'd say this, but to any child listening, the world is your oyster. Benjamin Clementine

World Listening Thought Say Never Child Any Your

I just want us to understand each other. That's the point of my music. Benjamin Clementine

Music Other Point Understand Just Want Us Each

I grew up as a man because I was by myself. Benjamin Clementine

Myself Man Because Up Grew

Paris is very dear to me, and I'll never forget Paris. Benjamin Clementine

Me Paris Never Never Forget Dear Very Forget

I don't have a flat anywhere. I'm registered in the U.K. for tax purposes, I suppose, and my mail goes to my parents. Benjamin Clementine

Parents Purposes Mail Suppose Goes Tax Flat Anywhere Registered

I'm a very honest person, and I'm quite emotional for a man. If I want to say something, I'll say it. Benjamin Clementine

Man Honest Person Say Something Emotional Very Person Quite Want Honest

Music isn't a competition. Benjamin Clementine

Music Competition

There surely is in human nature an inherent propensity to extract all the good out of all the evil. Benjamin Haydon

Good Nature Evil Human Nature Extract Out Propensity Surely Human Inherent

The only legitimate artists in England are the architects. Benjamin Haydon

Architects Only Artists Legitimate England

Art is a reality, not a definition; inasmuch as it approaches a reality, it approaches perfection, and inasmuch as it approaches a mere definition, it is imperfect and untrue. Benjamin Haydon

Art Reality Approaches Definition Imperfect Perfection Mere Untrue Inasmuch

Men who have reached and passed 45, have a look as if waiting for the secret of the other world, and as if they were perfectly sure of having found out the secret of this. Benjamin Haydon

Waiting World Men Other Secret Out Having Perfectly Look Reached Sure Passed Were The Secret Of Who Found

Genius is nothing more than common faculties refined to a greater intensity. There are no astonishing ways of doing astonishing things. All astonishing things are done by ordinary materials. Benjamin Haydon

Genius Nothing Astonishing Ways More Faculties Greater Doing Materials Refined Than Done Intensity Common Ordinary Things

It is important to express oneself... provided the feelings are real and are taken from your own experience. Berthe Morisot

Experience Feelings Important Own Oneself Taken Real Provided Your Express

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