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> [I had arrived years ago in Paris and just wanted to be famous, fast. When you're pretentious like that, and you think you've planned everything perfectly, it's then that everything goes in the opposite way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yael-naim/i-had-arrived-years-ago-in-paris-and-just-wanted-to-be-famous-fast/)

[Yael Naim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yael-naim/)

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## More by Yael Naim

> [Usually when a song comes to me, I don't ask a lot of questions; I hear something, and I just let it out in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yael-naim/usually-when-a-song-comes-to-me-i-don-t-ask-a-lot-of-questions-i-hear/)

[Yael Naim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yael-naim/)

> [My big influences are Joni Mitchell, and a lot of classical and Indian music, as well as Nina Simone and the personal blues and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yael-naim/my-big-influences-are-joni-mitchell-and-a-lot-of-classical-and-indian/)

[Yael Naim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yael-naim/)

> [Hebrew is my first language, so it's really the most personal and the most simple. When I write in Hebrew, I don't look for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yael-naim/hebrew-is-my-first-language-so-it-s-really-the-most-personal-and-the/)

[Yael Naim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yael-naim/)

> [I don't hide my being Israeli. I say it in every interview. I put out a record with songs in Hebrew. The people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yael-naim/i-don-t-hide-my-being-israeli-i-say-it-in-every-interview-i-put-out-a/)

[Yael Naim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yael-naim/)

> [I remember there was a little organ which I'd tap my fingers on all the time. My interest in the instrument was so obvious,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yael-naim/i-remember-there-was-a-little-organ-which-i-d-tap-my-fingers-on-all/)

[Yael Naim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yael-naim/)

> [As always, I wrote songs. Some people cook or play sports. This is what I love to do. Sometimes I can't express myself that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yael-naim/as-always-i-wrote-songs-some-people-cook-or-play-sports-this-is-what/)

[Yael Naim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yael-naim/)

> [Today, computers help us making the music. Its really a tool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yael-naim/today-computers-help-us-making-the-music-its-really-a-tool/)

[Yael Naim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yael-naim/)

> [When I write in Hebrew, I don't look for sophistication in music; it's just pure emotion that comes out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yael-naim/when-i-write-in-hebrew-i-don-t-look-for-sophistication-in-music-it-s/)

[Yael Naim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yael-naim/)

> [I like to sing covers of songs that are at the extreme ends from what I usually listen to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yael-naim/i-like-to-sing-covers-of-songs-that-are-at-the-extreme-ends-from-what/)

[Yael Naim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yael-naim/)

> [Being from Israel and a Jew is complex already, but with France, there is a freedom and a mix of culture. I have met…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yael-naim/being-from-israel-and-a-jew-is-complex-already-but-with-france-there/)

[Yael Naim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yael-naim/)

> [I had arrived years ago in Paris and just wanted to be famous, fast. When you're pretentious like that, and you think you've planned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yael-naim/i-had-arrived-years-ago-in-paris-and-just-wanted-to-be-famous-fast/)

[Yael Naim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yael-naim/)

> [My first album was full of ideas and attempts to go in all kinds of directions. I was young. I loved making music, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yael-naim/my-first-album-was-full-of-ideas-and-attempts-to-go-in-all-kinds-of/)

[Yael Naim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yael-naim/)

> [I like finding that common point between another song and my music. It's like between people; you can be of religion or another, from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yael-naim/i-like-finding-that-common-point-between-another-song-and-my-music-it/)

[Yael Naim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yael-naim/)

> [Songs are a way to express what I have felt. A way to understand what happened to me or to other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yael-naim/songs-are-a-way-to-express-what-i-have-felt-a-way-to-understand-what/)

[Yael Naim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yael-naim/)

> [Today, computers help us making the music. It's really a tool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yael-naim/today-computers-help-us-making-the-music-it-s-really-a-tool/)

[Yael Naim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yael-naim/)

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