Most recently, renowned photographer Craig McDean and collaborator Masha Vasyukova were taken aback by Clementine's timeless elegance while shooting him for T Magazine, and they subsequently went on to direct the accompanying video for his painfully poignant single I Won't Complain. These words feel particularly resonant in light of his recent ascent to renown having spent years busking on the Paris Métro after leaving his hometown of Edmonton, London, Clementine has quickly risen to a kind of universal acclaim, his soulful melancholy and almost breathtaking good looks combining to project a powerful, otherworldly majesty when he performs. Go out there and get what you want to get”. “If anyone is watching, any child or youngster or student, the world is your oyster. Even the 25-year-old musician himself could hardly seem to believe it: “I never thought I would say this,” he said emotionally as he took to the stage. When Benjamin Clementine won the Mercury Prize at the end of last year, it came as a surprise to music fans and industry alike (Jamie xx had been hotly tipped to pick up the award).
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