My music would be very, very different if I haven't traveled. 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 side my-life never life My favourite place was in The Congo. It's where I began to write songs and build myself as an adult. Jain adult build place myself Cultural appropriation is a big problem, but the thing is, I didn't invent my life. I really lived in Africa. Jain africa my-life problem life What I want to tell people is that you can mix the culture a little bit and it's not always appropriation. Jain you want culture people 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 flowers fight beautiful love For me to have the opportunity to learn the darbuka and the tabla in Dubai, it created my own thoughts for music. Jain thoughts me music opportunity 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 wait bus work home 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 internet vision music travel 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 africa australia india music 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 woman fight you music 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 you work song people I just wanna write about what I am living as a citizen. That's all. Jain write i-am just living I've never been inspired by a politician in France, and I think a lot of my own generation think that way. Jain generation think my-own way I realised that I really liked to be on stage, and that I wanted to pursue it. Jain really pursue stage wanted 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 child music mother listening Music is like my secret garden. It's where I heal myself from every pain that I feel. It's like a therapy. Jain feel myself music pain 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 amazing love people world I always write about something that moves me. Jain write something me always When I like an artist, especially a female artist, I really try to support. Jain try like support artist Since I was a child, I was yearning to learn about percussion because that's what I loved. Jain learn loved about child
