Eating is not one of the things that I do now to deal with pain, because I don't ever want to do that. But I isolate myself, that's what I do. India.Arie More Quotes by India.Arie More Quotes From India.Arie You hear people sing songs about when they really can't stand anyone anymore or you hear people sing songs about when they really love someone and they really love them. India.Arie love-someonesongpeople I'm not just making rhymes and making melodies. I'm expressing my true life force, energy. India.Arie true-lifeforceenergy Beautiful jewelry, a beautiful room - that's what museums are - a beautiful painting, a beautiful face, it makes you feel good to look at, and that's a beautiful thing. India.Arie feel-goodbeautifulmuseums Either you're a hater or a lover. India.Arie lovers There's a million ways to make people happy. India.Arie making-people-happypeopleway A person's either responsible for themselves or we're all responsible for each other. India.Arie responsiblepersons There are rules but there's really no wrong way. India.Arie wrong-wayway Anyway, in my performance style, I'm a singer-songwriter. People can call it neo-soul or R&B or whatever. But at the core, when you see me live, I'm a singer-songwriter. India.Arie stylesoulpeople I was very fortunate to have learned the transforming power of music early in life. As an adult I want to share that power by inspiring people to care about their neighbors near and far. Being a UNICEF Ambassador allows me this kind of opportunity. India.Arie poweropportunitypeople It's in my music, and its on my mind all the time. To spread love, healing peace and joy is my mission in life - and so I speak up. India.Arie healingmindjoy What is socially irresponsible, once again, is just all my opinion. But there are things that I don't think are cool. India.Arie irresponsibleopinionthinking I feel very strongly in my opinion that everyone is responsible to themselves for what they do. India.Arie responsibleopinionfeels I think it's OK that everyone's not real heavy and wordy and heady. India.Arie heavyrealthinking When I perform, I'm just very much just being myself. India.Arie being-myselfjust-being In reality, on the grand scale, in my opinion... we are actually all responsible for each other. India.Arie responsibleopinionreality I'm still afraid of things, obviously - we're human. But I like that feeling of being afraid. India.Arie stillshumansfeelings Over the years, I was doing what I loved to do, which is my music. But it was always a bit distorted, because I was doing the music in the way other people around me were telling me it should be done. India.Arie donepeopleyears I say everything and I do whatever I want to do. I'm just me. The polished version of me, I suppose, because I have on clothes and makeup. But emotionally, I am very on the surface. India.Arie makeupclotheswant When it comes down to the song writing, I'm just very slow - very slow. Because the songs are about my life, so I'm doing emotional work on myself. As I'm writing these songs, I have to learn these lessons and dig real deep into my heart to write this stuff. India.Arie realwritingsong It seems nobody really talks about what we do with our emotional pain. Only the ascendant perhaps, who have learned how to fully meditate or do yoga or whatever through their emotional pain. India.Arie emotionalpainyoga
