84 Quotes by Benjamin Clementine

In Paris, I was really singing for the sake of living. But eventually people said, 'Keep going; you've got a great voice,' and I started having confidence in my voice all of a sudden. That's when I started creating my own music.

I was on the train; I did play, but I also played in bars, in the streets, at birthday parties for people who discovered me on the train.

When I was a kid, I remember seeing Michael Jackson. I thought he was an alien. You don't grow up to be like Michael Jackson. I'm not saying I'm Michael Jackson, but Mercury Prizes are for aliens, basically. So I was very chuffed that I got nominated, and then I won.

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

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

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

Sometimes it feels like my story overshadows my music.

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

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