Macklemore

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. ↗

— Macklemore

#comes #fame #great #i #make

'The more expensive the better' is kind of the American way, and if you spent $600 for a sweatshirt, then that makes it better. ↗

— Macklemore

#american way #better #expensive #kind #makes

'Vote Love' means vote equality. It means vote change. It means vote what's right for humanity. ↗

— Macklemore

#equality #humanity #love #means #right

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

— Macklemore

#become #expectation #i #i write #kind

You can only watch injustice go on for so long until you're compelled to say something. To speak out against it. ↗

— Macklemore

#compelled #go #injustice #long #only

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

— Macklemore

#because #crumbling #front #labels #major

You need to get outside of your comfort zone to write songs that are interesting, songs that are compelling, songs that are different from what other people are writing. ↗

— Macklemore

#comfort zone #compelling #different #get #interesting

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. ↗

— Macklemore

#corrupt #easy #essentially #evils #feel

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

— Macklemore

#consciousness #exactly #exists #gets #i

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

— Macklemore

#definitely #fun #have fun #i #rapping