“Studying music involves a lot of mathematics and a lot of exercises of memory. Or you've got to be able to be like somebody, to play like somebody, to play Mozart's music the way he played it and how he intended it. You've got to make it perfect, and that's not what I want to do. Although it is beautiful.”

British actor, composer, and musician

Benjamin Clementine is a British actor, composer, and musician. He is known for work that crosses music and performance, and for a public profile that has grown around both his recordings and his screen work. He is credited as an artist with a broad creative range, moving between composition, musical performance, and acting. His name appears across these fields rather than a single genre, which is part of how he is recognized today.