Macklemore Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

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

“You have major labels that are willing to take unconventional approaches because the old model is crumbling in front of us.”

“Its easy to view politicians as corrupt and voting essentially an act of picking the lesser of two evils. I understand that perspective and feel it's valid.”

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

“I think that civil rights issues take a lot of time to develop.”

“I'm a very conceptual writer.”

“I'm not more or less conscious than any other rapper out there.”

“The fame and the money and all that stuff that comes along with it is all great, but that's not the sole purpose of why I make music.”

“When I write, I don't have any expectation of what kind of song it will become or who it might reach.”

“I put myself in the place of the listener when editing my writing. The last thing that I want to do is be preached at and told who to be or what to think when listening to an artist. However, I do want to be inspired. There's a fine line.”