Aloe blacc

I've become more introverted as I've got older. I used to be an outgoing person who joked around a lot, but as the amount of energy I expend by sharing my music has increased, I like to balance it by...

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

What do you actually need? Food, clothing and shelter. Everything else is entertainment.

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.

I think a lot of self-identity and inner-personal development is hampered by consumerism and capitalism because we see ourselves as a reflection of the TV, rather than as a reflection of the people...

America's biggest export is media and I think that's a positive thing.

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.

I continue to write songs that are topically related to social, political and economic issues of our time, but I also recognize that onstage, I have a lot of fun and audiences have a lot of fun, so...