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India Arie

India Arie

American Musician

Born: Oct 3, 1975

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The subconscious doesn't distinguish sarcasm and jokes. It just accepts what it hears. That's the power of words. India Arie

Jokes Words Power Subconscious Distinguish Accepts Hears Just Sarcasm

Listening to 'Songs in the Key of Life' always puts me in a good mood. India Arie

Life Good Me Key Listening Mood Good Mood Songs Puts Always

To spread love, healing, peace, and joy is my mission in life - and so I speak up. India Arie

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For me, the healing process starts with graciousness and forgiveness. India Arie

Forgiveness Me Healing Starts Healing Process Process

You deal with what comes to you. If it's something you don't like, you deal with it the best you can. If it's something that you love, you rise to the occasion. India Arie

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When I perform, I'm just very much just being myself. India Arie

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Saying things on paper that I would never, ever say, and saying things to myself, admitting things to myself, about myself and my personality, just putting it on paper, is how I deal with emotional pain. India Arie

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Just like the air you breathe or the water you drink, music shapes you. The trouble is, most people don't use it to spread love and healing. But I think music can make a social contribution if you're responsible with it. India Arie

In Denver, all we really had was pop radio, so I grew up on all that late '70s pop stuff - Billy Joel, James Taylor, Lionel Richie, Elton John, Steve Miller and Toto. Great love songs and really hooky and melodic music - I have all of that stuff in my heart. India Arie

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I love my brownness. India Arie

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For the first ten years of my career, I felt suffocated. People constantly stood over me while I tried to create. And in 2009, I hit rock bottom. I couldn't find myself because I was looking to be defined by the music industry or by being number one on the Billboard charts. India Arie

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It's not my place to say how Zoe Saldana perceives herself, and I can't say how anybody else perceives her, either. I see her as a black person of Hispanic origin, but I don't even know what that really means, because I don't know anything about race and Hispanic culture. India Arie

In my opinion, you just have to make the music. Make the music and work as hard as you can to get it out there. India Arie

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Sound is energy, and that energy resonates with your energy. And it gives you a certain feeling. India Arie

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I've been trying to arrive at a person who is self-defined and able to make my own mistakes rather than having other people make them for me. India Arie

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If we can just focus our attention where it matters, we can effect change. India Arie

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I like Brandy a lot. She's a vocal prodigy. India Arie

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I feel like I'm always gonna sing and write songs because it's me. India Arie

Me Write Songs Feel Like Sing Because Always Gonna

I wouldn't be back in my 20s for anything. India Arie

Back Anything

One of the things that helped me to be confident is to be the kind of musician that I respect. I always liked musicians who wrote their own songs, and so I started writing my own songs. India Arie

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When someone is themselves through their music, it's soul music. James Taylor is soul music to me 'cause it's just him talking about him. It doesn't have anything to do with black or growing up in the church; it's where it comes from. It's just soul music. India Arie

I write about my experiences, so a lot of times, I do write about people. India Arie

People About Write Lot Times Experiences

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