“I continue to write songs that are topically related to social, politi...” — Aloe Blacc Quote

“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 I'm trying to package the messages in music and sounds that are fun to perform and fun to listen to.”

“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.”

“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 want to write songs people can sing along to. I can think of nothing more exciting than travelling the world and playing to audiences and having them sing your words along with you.”

“Audience members are only concerned about the story, the concept, the bells and whistles and the noise that a popular film starts to make even before it's popular. So audiences will not be drawn to the technology; they'll be drawn to the story. And I hope it always remains that way.”

“The American audiences are more vocal and enthusiastic. British audiences tend to sit back a little more.”