Quotes from 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.

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

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.

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

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

Bullying is a national epidemic.

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

Thrift shopping is really just an extension of me being that same kid and going into a place that's completely unconventional that has really endless possibilities in terms of outfits that you can put together and really just expressing yourself.

The greatest trick that the devil ever pulled Was convincing women that they looked Better in their makeup

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

There's this tendency to be like, 'Where's the negative stuff? How valid is the criticism?' But honestly, what people think of me is none of my business. If I live on the Internet looking for public approval, I'm going to be miserable.

It's just way more fun making art, growing, grinding for a fan base, and traveling the world with a friend.

We live on the cusp of death Thinking it won't be us

It's really not about me. At the end of the day, God willing, I'll have another 40 or 50 years on this planet, and what I'm saying to myself is, 'What do I want to leave here?'

We sell our dreams and our potential to escape through that buzz.

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

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

Reading a piece of poetry with no beat in front of 20 people is way more challenging than rocking for 10 000 people.

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

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

No freedom til we're equal...damn right I support it.

I might not be the same but that's not important. No freedom til we're equal. Damn right I support it.