I definitely use 'smiling while rapping' as a tool in the booth. I want to have fun while recording.
MacklemoreI find that when I put my spiritual life first, the rest of my life is easy. When I put my career first, that's when I have problems.
MacklemoreI want to be someone who is respected and not just in terms of my music. I want to be respected in terms of the way that I treat people... Music is my creative outlet in terms of expressing what is important to me; what has importance, what has a value. And I wanna be respected for that.
MacklemoreI think that there will always be artists out there who think they need to sign a major label deal in order to be successful. And that machine is what is going to work for them - there's tons of examples of pop stars who need that machine.
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