I grew up in the spoken-word community. Before everybody had a home studio, or before we could get booked for shows, open mics were the only way to be heard by other people. It really gave me a chance to develop as a performer. Reading a piece of poetry with no beat in front of 20 people is way more challenging than rocking for 10,000 people.
MacklemoreVote Love means vote equality. It means vote change. It means vote whats right for humanity.
MacklemoreThis moon man right here stands for a lot more. This is the most important record out of all of them. Gay rights are human rights, there is no separation.
MacklemoreI've never been a religious person. I've been a spiritual person since I was about 15, 16, when I was first introduced to Psilocybin [mushrooms]. That really opened me up to thinking about the universe in a different way, and coming to significant realizations about my connection to something greater than me.
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