Aloe Blacc
Aloe Blacc
Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III, known as Aloe Blacc, is an American soul artist, vocalist, songwriter, actor, record producer, businessman and musician. He is best known for his singles "I Need a Dollar", UK No. 1 single "The Man", and for writing and performing vocals on Avicii's "Wake Me Up", which charted at #1 in 22 countries...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoul Singer
Date of Birth7 January 1979
CityLaguna Beach, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Aloe Blacc quotes about
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.
Compassion can change a lot of things, including the world. Young people especially need to know that, because they're the future.
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.
Hip-hop educated me about other forms of music, because it sampled from all different styles.
We develop social systems for the handicapped, but when you're handicapped in your mind, society doesn't handle those situations well. I think we don't recognize or acknowledge the power of messages and how deeply affected we all are by the messages we receive from the media.
When I started out, I wrote the songs, recorded the songs, mastered, mixed, did the artwork, made the packaging and did the distribution, all myself. Now I understand what everyone's jobs are, who is doing them right, and who isn't.
In school, I studied psychology, linguistics, neuroscience. I understand that there is a real lack of respect for the brain.
Industry executives sacrificed art for what sells and mega-stars now saturate the market with the same tired lyrics.