I've never been inspired by a politician in France, and I think a lot of my own generation think that way. Jain More Quotes by Jain More Quotes From Jain I could never imagine ever in my life that I'd be on the side of The Louvre. Jain sidemy-lifeneverlife My favourite place was in The Congo. It's where I began to write songs and build myself as an adult. Jain adultbuildplacemyself Cultural appropriation is a big problem, but the thing is, I didn't invent my life. I really lived in Africa. Jain africamy-lifeproblemlife What I want to tell people is that you can mix the culture a little bit and it's not always appropriation. Jain youwantculturepeople I thought it was beautiful to be able to forgive and give love and to fight only with flowers. So I created the idea of a 'Souldier,' which is like an army guy but fights for love. Jain flowersfightbeautifullove For me to have the opportunity to learn the darbuka and the tabla in Dubai, it created my own thoughts for music. Jain thoughtsmemusicopportunity I quietly work with my computer on the tour bus, and then I wait to make my more natural rhythms when I get home. Jain waitbusworkhome When I travel I always try to see shows from a local group, and with the Internet it's important to have a global vision of music. Jain internetvisionmusictravel I've been to India, Jordan, South Africa, Namibia, Senegal, Australia, Madagascar, Oman, The States, and a lot of countries in Europe, just to visit... I wanted to make music to connect all of these influences, and make a multicultural music with these experiences. Jain africaaustraliaindiamusic I think it's hard when you're a woman because the music industry is way more masculine than feminine, so you have to make your own space and fight for it. Jain womanfightyoumusic Sometimes you meet people that try to explain to you your work, and how to write a song and how to sing it, and they explain that you are doing it the wrong way. And yeah, it's always super frustrating. Jain youworksongpeople I just wanna write about what I am living as a citizen. That's all. Jain writei-amjustliving I realised that I really liked to be on stage, and that I wanted to pursue it. Jain reallypursuestagewanted My mother is half-French, half-Malagasy, so I've been listening to African music, like Malian and Congolese music, since I was a child. Jain childmusicmotherlistening Music is like my secret garden. It's where I heal myself from every pain that I feel. It's like a therapy. Jain feelmyselfmusicpain I'm from a little town from the south tip of France, to be able to play in Coachella and meet other artists from all over the world and to connect with people that I love from my hometown is something amazing. Jain amazinglovepeopleworld My music would be very, very different if I haven't traveled. Jain verytraveledmusicdifferent I always write about something that moves me. Jain writesomethingmealways When I like an artist, especially a female artist, I really try to support. Jain trylikesupportartist Since I was a child, I was yearning to learn about percussion because that's what I loved. Jain learnlovedaboutchild
