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Aloe Blacc Biography

Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III (born January 7, 1979), known as Aloe Blacc (/ˈæloʊ ˈblæk/), is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, businessman and philanthropist. He is best known for his singles "I Need a Dollar", "The Man", which topped the charts in the United Kingdom, and for writing and performing vocals on Avicii's "Wake Me Up", which topped the charts in 22 countries, including Australia and the United Kingdom. Aside from his solo career, Blacc is also a member of musical duo Emanon, alongside American record producer Exile.

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People need to spread love towards strangers. We all bleed the same blood and we are all part of a global community now.

Blood, Community, People, Towards

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.

Artwork, Jobs, Packaging, Right, Song

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.

Actually, Desire, Era, Eras, Live, Needs

Music, especially as an adolescent, helps to build identity because that's when people start developing a sense of self. You can kind of tell based on what music a person listens to what kind of person they'll be pretty much for the rest of their life.

Identity, Kind, People, Self

So wake me up when it's all over When I'm wiser and I'm older All this time I was finding myself And I didn't know I was lost

Finding Myself, Lost, Older, Time, Wiser

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

America, Media, Positive, Thing, Think, Thinking

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. What do you actually need? Food, clothing and shelter. Everything else is entertainment. It's just the idea that we're so wasteful. 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 who are around us, truly.

Inner, Nothing, People, Reflection, Shelter, Thinking

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 who are around us, truly.

Consumerism, People, Reflection, Self, Thinking

If I had to pick one social action I could encourage all my friends, family and fans to do, it would be to teach a child. One, to educate them about good music, but two, because that kind of relationship helps build a bond. When you share music with somebody, that then becomes your link to them. Music is what connects a lot of us, over borders.

Action, Child, Children, Connects, Helping, Social

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.

Acknowledge, Handicapped, Media, Messages, Mind, Thinking

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

Clothing, Entertainment, Food, Needs, Shelter

Compassion can change a lot of things, including the world. Young people especially need to know that, because they're the future.

Compassion, Needs, People, Things, Young

I think by the next generation either we'll have a lot of idiots who are just completely immersed in media and corporatized information, or we'll have people who enjoy media and corporatized information, but are more interconnected with human beings around the world. . . And who share common goals and are willing to accept that they are a global citizen. I think the latter is more the direction.

Goal, Immersed, Information, People, Think, Thinking

People in the Middle East may consider the U. S. an evil hegemony that has tainted their culture, but when I look at the growth of racial and ethnic tolerance and understanding in my generation in the U. S. , and see those sentiments make it around the world, it makes me feel proud.

Evil, Middle, People, Racial, Tainted, Understanding

The urgency for me is to hurry up and become visible enough to either influence or shame other artists or corporations into understanding that there needs to be an equal starting block. You can't rush to make the changes. The rush that I have is to change the mindset of the people who can actually influence the situation in developed countries and in under - developed countries. . . and not all under-developed countries need to develop. Maybe they just need to learn and be re - given the tools to understand how to use the land that they live on.

Artist, Block, Countries, Country, Land, Visible

You can feel a lot of things, and that's okay. Channel that into your passion.

Feels, Okay, Passion, Things

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

Different, Forms, Hip Hop, Sampled, Style

In hip-hop, I wasn't very focused on delivering a message. It was just a string of lines that didn't connect. What I wanted to do is write stories. . . and affect someone's emotions with that song. I think as a soul singer, I'm able to accomplish that.

Delivering, Singer, Song, Soul, Thinking, Writing