150 Quotes by Macklemore

The man that got me into collecting sneakers in the first place was the man they call Michael Jordan. He was the one who kind of exposed me to the sneaker world - he was my favorite basketball player, and he had the best shoes.

Do you want to live life, or do you want to escape life?

We have to tell people who need help that it's OK to ask for it.

The amazing thing about being a dad is to be able to look at your child and realize that the universe is so much bigger than you.

It's easier, as a white person, to be silent about racial injustice. It's easier. On paper. But it's not easier on the whole, because injustice affects all of us, whether we know it or not, whether we acknowledge it or not.

It's weird because music is this thing that you love doing, and it comes completely from a place of creativity, and then that transfers into having to manage a business and make decisions and figure out what is the best route to go in terms of getting your product to as many people as possible.

The question is, What type of human do I want to be? How do I want to use my platform? Do I want to be safe, under the umbrella of my white privilege? Or do I want to push back and resist?

The reason why I meditate and pray in general is just to remind myself that it is not about me.

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