I still think you people need to be curious [in order to absorb the culture]. You need to search Uzbekistani pop music.

I feel like I got my first real taste of Caribbean and Cuban culture while I was there. I have quite a sizeable Cuban vinyl collection from Miami thrift stores.

I still think you people need to be curious [in order to absorb the culture]. You need to search Uzbekistani pop music.

I'm fascinated by evil queens. They're very alluring and repellent at the same time, and I'm into that dichotomy.

I'm sure that a lot of my friends - even though they're curious about the music of nations that are not on their radar - still don't know what Kuwaiti music sounds like.

There are very few pop people I'm interested in working with.

The first question [American college kids] asked me was, 'What state is Kuwait in?' They thought Kuwait was in America.