I think that, as a white person stepping into doing any sort of anti-systematic-racism type of work, asking yourself, 'What is your intention?' needs to happen on a consistent basis. Check yourself. Check yourself. Check yourself, like, constantly. Macklemore antibasischeck share on social
I shop at thrift shops probably five times a week. Macklemore shopthrifttime Change image and share on social
Reading a piece of poetry with no beat in front of 20 people is way more challenging than rocking for 10,000 people. Macklemore 000beatchallenge Change image and share on social
I want to make music that I like; not something that I have to make because I think it's going to sell. Macklemore makemusicsell Change image and share on social
It's easier, as a white person, to be silent about racial injustice. It's easier. On paper. But it's not easier on the whole, because injustice affects all of us, whether we know it or not, whether we acknowledge it or not. Macklemore acknowledgeaffecteasy share on social
It's weird because music is this thing that you love doing, and it comes completely from a place of creativity, and then that transfers into having to manage a business and make decisions and figure out what is the best route to go in terms of getting your product to as many people as possible. Macklemore businesscompletelycreativity share on social
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. Macklemore completelyendlessexpress share on social
I 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. Macklemore artistdealexample share on social