In general, in painting sometimes people like Picasso or somebody are not very well known in the beginning, sometimes they become well known just before they die, or sometimes after they have died. I think these people start to be artists after they've stopped existing.
Rokia TraoreThe interesting thing for me is to put together all my influences and all my experiences I got through my traveling with my father.
Rokia TraoreThe fact of playing an instrument and singing... that I can try to make my dream of singing and becoming a professional musician come true is linked probably to the fact that I traveled a lot, which gave me an open mind and an ability to push my limits.
Rokia TraoreSometimes there are painters or very famous artists who start to become artists after they are dead because an audience or a public know about their art after they die.
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