I think I realised, at teachers' training school, that I felt that the culture that I came from, the Sámi culture, was not good enough, so I wanted to be Norwegian or European, I wanted to forget the culture. And… — Mari Boine Copy Share Image
I started in the late 70s, beginning of the 80s, and I think I started to sing and make music as a therapy for myself; I never planned to be an artist; sometimes when I think about it it's crazy that I'm here, and I'm touring, and I'm doing what I'm doing. — Mari Boine Copy Share
I think I realised, at teachers' training school, that I felt that the culture that I came from, the Sámi culture, was not good… — Mari Boine Copy Share Image
I always wanted to sing, I always loved to sing. As a child I was singing all the time, and my parents were singing… — Mari Boine Copy Share Image
