The sitar is a really difficult instrument to play. Physically it's taxing because of the cross-legged sitting position, the length of the neck on the shoulder, the thinness of the strings. There's a lot of pain, especially at the start. — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
Writing can flow out when I'm feeling something strongly, whether that's joy, pain, fear, desire or anything else. The challenge is actually later, in the second or third or 100th draft of the music, when it can be so easy… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
In the last few years in particular, I've found that it's okay to let go of culture rather than hold on to it. And… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
I would say 'Home' is a lot richer and deeper than my earlier classical. — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
I feel 'Love Letters' has been part of a longer journey towards a very simple, international sound in which the sitar is no longer… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
I love it that my father is such a classical musician and such a traditionalist, and at the same time has had a wild… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
But there was a lot of pressure to achieve and to get things right, whether in school, on stage or with my peers and… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
The lockdown, in general, left me with a sense of needing to become more independent and instead of being intimidated, I decided to do… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
Home' was a special album for very specific reasons. It is an homage to my father. And it is the first classical album I've… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
Someone like my father will improvise as much as 90% of the music in concert, but with me it's maybe 10 to 20%. It's… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
As far as using electronics in my music, I have to do that as honestly as possible. Also, I have a broad range of… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
Music is my passion, it's my fun - but what's really important are the people I build a family with. That comes first. — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
On 'Love Letters' I focused exclusively on sung music, creating a collection of songs that directly address heartbreak and its ensuing emotions in a… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
