In a lot of African music, the singers are just singing whatever they feel at the time - because the instrumentation is repetitive, they can come and go as they please. That's how we approach it. Not verse-chorus-verse.
Avey TareSometimes I have the idea right away, like, "Oh, this is what this song's about. This is how I'm feeling."
Avey TareAround the time I dropped out of college, I decided to start taking what I liked about short stories and apply it to writing songs - to make these things that would change and keep going.
Avey TareI definitely don't want to play by myself. I don't relate to playing music that way. I like interacting with people.
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