I decided that instead of apologizing for having a lot to say, I wanted to create a format where people would come to hear me sing and speak.
India.ArieAny time someone is passionate about a cause, it's because they want to heal something inside of themselves.
India.ArieMy life is so tumultuous. I dive into everything. I'm feeling all up and down and sleepy and moody and hormonal - it just gets crazy. Just to keep myself balanced, I do things like yoga and meditation.
India.ArieGod is infinitely creative, and everyone's different, and everyone has a different path, a different lesson, a different song, a different face, a different voice.
India.ArieI do experiment with lots of different genres. In making music, I don't think of genre like, "I want to do this, because I'm going use that country music sound; I'm going use that hip-hop sound; I'm going use that acoustic [sound]." It's just making music. So now that I've traveled a lot more since I did Acoustic Soul, I'm sure that different sounds will come into place, because I have been exposed to it and I like it. But it's not so much of a conscience effort. It's mind and spirited. You know, we're humans.
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