I hope that the things that I sing about will be an inspiration for people to be original. — India Arie Copy Share Image
I've been trying to arrive at a person who is self-defined and able to make my own mistakes rather than having other… — India Arie Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, I only saw really brown people on 'The Cosby Show,' and they were rich, and their parents… — India Arie Copy Share Image
Why not be a person who is loving towards humankind as a whole and people as individuals? — India Arie Copy Share Image
It's cool to hear my songs on the radio. But for me, that's just a way to get more people to have… — India Arie Copy Share Image
For the first ten years of my career, I felt suffocated. People constantly stood over me while I tried to create. And… — India Arie Copy Share Image
Some people say, 'If she's so real, why does she call herself with a made-up name?' Well, India is my real name.… — India Arie Copy Share Image
I'm kind of like a folk singer mixed with soul, but I feel like if you really are a lover of hip-hop… — India Arie Copy Share Image
You wash your hands when you shake a bunch of hands. You have to wash your energy when you're around people. It's… — India Arie Copy Share Image
Just like the air you breathe or the water you drink, music shapes you. The trouble is, most people don't use it… — India Arie Copy Share Image
So many people have been abused. It's not rare; it's a very common human experience, and we survive. — India Arie Copy Share Image
I write about my experiences, so a lot of times, I do write about people. — India Arie Copy Share Image
When it comes down to the song writing, I'm just very slow - very slow. Because the songs are about my life, so I'm… — India Arie Copy Share Image
Basically, I listen to voices. If they write good songs and they can sing, I'll probably like it. — India Arie Copy Share Image
I was born in love with music. My mother is a singer. Many of my aunts and uncles on my mother's side are musical.… — India Arie Copy Share Image
“By all of your beauty I am so inspired. Your love has baptized me by fire.” — India Arie Copy Share Image
I am on an album with theater icon Billy Porter called the 'Soul of Richard Rodgers.' Our duet is called 'Carefully Taught.' — India Arie Copy Share Image
I like being a role model - people have told me that I am a role model for empowered women, but I don't see… — India Arie Copy Share Image
Neo-soul is really less about a sound than it is about a look, in my opinion. — India Arie Copy Share Image
