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We live in an era of consumerism and it's all about desire-based consumerism and it has nothing to do with things we actually need.

~Aloe Blacc

Topics: About Actually Consumerism Era Live Need Nothing Things

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Music, especially as an adolescent, helps to build identity because that's when people start developing a sense of self. You can kind of tell based on what music a person listens to what kind of person they'll be pretty much for the rest of their life.

~Aloe Blacc

Topics: Adolescent Based Because Build Developing Helps Identity Kind Life Listens Much Music People Person Pretty Rest Self Sense Start Tell You

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In school, I studied psychology, linguistics, neuroscience. I understand that there is a real lack of respect for the brain.

~Aloe Blacc

Topics: Brain Lack Linguistics Neuroscience Psychology Real Respect School Studied Understand

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We develop social systems for the handicapped, but when you're handicapped in your mind, society doesn't handle those situations well. I think we don't recognize or acknowledge the power of messages and how deeply affected we all are by the messages we receive from the media.

~Aloe Blacc

Topics: Acknowledge Affected Deeply Develop Handicapped Handle How Media Messages Mind Power Receive Recognize Situations Social Society Systems Think Those Well You Your I Think

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I felt I had an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of great soul musicians of the past, who made a lot of social and political commentary through their music.

~Aloe Blacc

Topics: Commentary Felt Follow Footsteps Great Had Lot Made Music Musicians Opportunity Past Political Social Soul Through Who

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When I started out, I wrote the songs, recorded the songs, mastered, mixed, did the artwork, made the packaging and did the distribution, all myself. Now I understand what everyone's jobs are, who is doing them right, and who isn't.

~Aloe Blacc

Topics: Artwork Did Distribution Doing Everyone Jobs Made Mastered Mixed Myself Now Out Packaging Recorded Right Songs Started Them Understand Who Wrote

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Hip-hop educated me about other forms of music, because it sampled from all different styles.

~Aloe Blacc

Topics: About Because Different Different Styles Educated Forms Hip-Hop Me Music Other Styles

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Salsa, classic rock, soul music, jazz... all of that was a part of my education in making hip-hop music.

~Aloe Blacc

Topics: Classic Classic Rock Education Hip-Hop Jazz Making Music Part Rock Soul Soul Music

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In hip-hop, I wasn't very focused on delivering a message. It was just a string of lines that didn't connect. What I wanted to do is write stories... and affect someone's emotions with that song. I think as a soul singer, I'm able to accomplish that.

~Aloe Blacc

Topics: Able Accomplish Affect Connect Delivering Emotions Focused Hip-Hop Just Lines Message Singer Someone Song Soul Stories String Think Very Wanted Write I Think

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Music critics think of lyrics first and don't consider melody but so many songs are lyrically depressing but musically great, and that's why they become classics.

~Aloe Blacc

Topics: Become Classics Consider Critics Depressing First Great Lyrically Lyrics Many Melody Music Musically Songs Think Why

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: January 7th, 1979

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