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India Arie
India Arie
American Musician
Born: Oct 3, 1975
Love Me Music Myself People You
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At 16, I started really loving country music, and Collin Raye just had the most amazing ballads! India Arie
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Everything in my music has always been emotionally and spiritually motivated... But after I started doing yoga, the place where I came from changed drastically. India Arie
Music Changed Everything Drastically Spiritually Emotionally Always Doing Came Motivated Been Yoga Where After Place Started
Music lives in my mother - she's played in bands in Detroit and toured and did the whole thing. So I have somebody who's done it all to just talk to. And we write songs together. India Arie
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Songs like 'Peaceful World' and songs that are responsible with their lyrics and talk about love and harmony can take the forefront and do something for real. India Arie
Love World Harmony Lyrics Responsible About Something Take Songs Like Talk Forefront Real Peaceful Peaceful World
I've always wanted my music to serve a certain purpose. India Arie
Music Purpose Always Wanted Certain Serve
Our food choices show up on our body. India Arie
Food Our Up Choices Body Show
It was challenging getting myself into the mindset to lose the weight. Once I got there, the weight dropped off quickly. India Arie
Myself Lose Mindset Once Weight Dropped Got Off Quickly Getting Challenging
Could a person really make a social contribution through music consciously? I mean, beyond making a person happy to hear the song and more making a social contribution consciously through your music? For me, Stevie Wonder is the paragon of that. And I didn't want to be Stevie Wonder, but I did want to do what he does. India Arie
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I'm in show business, and I'm an entertainer, but I also see myself as an artist doing social and spiritual work. India Arie
Work Myself Spiritual Business Entertainer See Also Doing Artist Social Show Show Business
Now that I have better producer chops, a country album is something I want to do one day. I don't know who's going to put it out. But when I do, I don't think people will call it 'country music.' They'll probably call it 'neo-soul.' India Arie
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I made a conscious decision when I was recording 'Acoustic Soul' to - and this is one of my mantras - follow the music and let the chips fall where they may. India Arie
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I know the things I say go out of my own mouth and into my own ears. India Arie
Own Mouth Ears Say Out My Own Know Go Things
Nobody looked like me when I was growing up. None of the kids were as big as me, or as serious as me, or listened to the same music. India Arie
Music Me Big Kids Nobody Like Looked None Were Up Same Listened Serious Growing Growing Up
When I was growing up, I only saw really brown people on 'The Cosby Show,' and they were rich, and their parents were doctors. It wasn't like my home. India Arie
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It's OK to wear white in the wintertime. Do what you want. India Arie
You White OK Wear Wintertime Want
There are a lot of men who like women with a brain. India Arie
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I always have something by Stevie Wonder in my CD player. India Arie
Something Stevie Stevie Wonder Always Wonder Player
Basically, I listen to voices. If they write good songs and they can sing, I'll probably like it. India Arie
Good Voices Write Songs Like Sing Listen Basically
With 'Acoustic Soul,' I saw my music as sparse. But I didn't do that because I was making a commitment to be commercial. That's what made 'Acoustic Soul' so difficult to produce. It took 2 1/2 years because I couldn't figure out what I wanted and still be commercial. India Arie
Music Soul Commitment Made Difficult Took Saw Out Because Making Still Years Commercial Wanted Acoustic Produce Figure
There's just something creatively fulfilling about watching a movie and writing a song for it because it helps you put on another pair of shoes. India Arie
You Song Writing Shoes About Something Put Another Because Just Movie Just Something Fulfilling Helps Pair Creatively Watching
I was scared of failing, and I was scared of succeeding. I just wanted to be in a safe space and not grow too big or be too little. India Arie
Space Big Too Scared Failing Safe Just Wanted Little Succeeding Grow
Denying any person their humanity is a game we should all stop playing. India Arie
Game Humanity Denying Person Any Stop Should Playing
I want my music to be a contribution, and I want the people who love me on Earth and in Heaven to be proud of who I am, and I want to be proud of myself, and I don't want to look back and say, 'Oh God, why did I say that?' India Arie
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