Snoh Aalegra

I don't like flying... it's a fear of mine.

mine like flying fear

With this career, it's hard for me to have a day to myself, so when I get them I really appreciate them.

day myself me appreciate

One book that I just think is absolutely beautiful is 'The Kite Runner.' I'd recommend that one to any and everyone.

everyone think beautiful book

It's been so inspiring to have complete creative control and to just have fun creating and collaborating with people I admire greatly.

have-fun control fun people

Me and John Mayer met via a mutual connect, we were by the studio and he asked If I could play him my music. When he heard 'Under The Influence,' he asked if he could be a part of the track and of course, we made that happen.

me influence music play

I lost my dad in 2009 and on my album 'Feels,' it's about all different feels.

about dad different lost

When it comes to music, I'm such a fan of music and it makes me feel so much.

fan feel me music

I just want people to feel what I feel when I hear music that I love.

feel music love people

I believe things when it comes out 'cause I know how it is - things change all the time.

know change time believe

No I.D. is actually married to my cousin, and my cousin is my manager. So I met him when she met him many years ago. I was in the studio and he hooked me up with a bunch of producers that he knew.

she manager me years

It's not very easy to impress No I.D., you really have to work hard.

work-hard you easy work

My heart is always listening to the music I grew up with from the '70s and '80s to early '90s.

always music listening heart

I'm definitely inspired by Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, James Brown, Lauryn Hill.

hill inspired brown wonder

I've learned to really listen to your family and friends. Because they want the best for you. Even if it's not what you want to hear, they're gonna tell you the truth.

best you family truth

I sit a lot with my lyrics - I don't write just to write or put a line in just to have one. Everything has to mean something to me.

sit something everything me

I speak three languages - English is my third language - so I take my time with lyrics. It's almost like having a conversation with somebody. If it's really important, you want to think about what you wanna say with that person, especially if it's for the last time.

you language speak time

I've always been in my own world, even as a young girl. But I fell in love with music because it made me feel something that I can't explain.

me music girl love

I have both Swedish and Iranian cultures ingrained in me, so that's always there. Plus my love of the U.S. began early on. But growing up in Sweden as one of the few people of color around was not easy by any means.

me color love people

I'm such a spiritual person and in Sweden it's a bit taboo to be too open with your spirituality; they always think it's a bit weird.

weird person think spiritual

I think being in the world of R&B creates a sense of home, and I think it's important to have that sense of home and spirituality within your music.

think music home world