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> [I think the reason being Ravi Shankar's daughter is not such a pressure to me is that I don't look at myself in that way. Of course, he's the best-known Indian musician there is so, people naturally look to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoushka-shankar/i-think-the-reason-being-ravi-shankar-s-daughter-is-not-such-a/)

[Anoushka Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoushka-shankar/)

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## More by Anoushka Shankar

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoushka-shankar/in-the-last-few-years-in-particular-i-ve-found-that-it-s-okay-to-let/)

[Anoushka Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoushka-shankar/)

> [I would say 'Home' is a lot richer and deeper than my earlier classical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoushka-shankar/i-would-say-home-is-a-lot-richer-and-deeper-than-my-earlier-classical/)

[Anoushka Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoushka-shankar/)

> [I feel 'Love Letters' has been part of a longer journey towards a very simple, international sound in which the sitar is no longer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoushka-shankar/i-feel-love-letters-has-been-part-of-a-longer-journey-towards-a-very/)

[Anoushka Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoushka-shankar/)

> [I love it that my father is such a classical musician and such a traditionalist, and at the same time has had a wild…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoushka-shankar/i-love-it-that-my-father-is-such-a-classical-musician-and-such-a/)

[Anoushka Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoushka-shankar/)

> [As a musician, it's only natural that my music mirrors my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoushka-shankar/as-a-musician-it-s-only-natural-that-my-music-mirrors-my-life/)

[Anoushka Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoushka-shankar/)

> [But there was a lot of pressure to achieve and to get things right, whether in school, on stage or with my peers and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoushka-shankar/but-there-was-a-lot-of-pressure-to-achieve-and-to-get-things-right/)

[Anoushka Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoushka-shankar/)

> [The lockdown, in general, left me with a sense of needing to become more independent and instead of being intimidated, I decided to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoushka-shankar/the-lockdown-in-general-left-me-with-a-sense-of-needing-to-become/)

[Anoushka Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoushka-shankar/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoushka-shankar/home-was-a-special-album-for-very-specific-reasons-it-is-an-homage-to/)

[Anoushka Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoushka-shankar/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoushka-shankar/someone-like-my-father-will-improvise-as-much-as-90-of-the-music-in/)

[Anoushka Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoushka-shankar/)

> [As far as using electronics in my music, I have to do that as honestly as possible. Also, I have a broad range of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoushka-shankar/as-far-as-using-electronics-in-my-music-i-have-to-do-that-as-honestly/)

[Anoushka Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoushka-shankar/)

> [Music is my passion, it's my fun - but what's really important are the people I build a family with. That comes first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoushka-shankar/music-is-my-passion-it-s-my-fun-but-what-s-really-important-are-the/)

[Anoushka Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoushka-shankar/)

> [On 'Love Letters' I focused exclusively on sung music, creating a collection of songs that directly address heartbreak and its ensuing emotions in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoushka-shankar/on-love-letters-i-focused-exclusively-on-sung-music-creating-a/)

[Anoushka Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoushka-shankar/)

> [I have been given something really, really special and really unique, and it is not just in and of itself having learned from my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoushka-shankar/i-have-been-given-something-really-really-special-and-really-unique/)

[Anoushka Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoushka-shankar/)

> [Even though my parents raised me in a very individualistic way, they were also strict and traditional, which was good. It was hard to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoushka-shankar/even-though-my-parents-raised-me-in-a-very-individualistic-way-they/)

[Anoushka Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoushka-shankar/)

> [It is that kind of space, that little space of longing, whether it is in something like romantic love, or whether it's in something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoushka-shankar/it-is-that-kind-of-space-that-little-space-of-longing-whether-it-is/)

[Anoushka Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoushka-shankar/)

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