Nina Simone sacrificed so much to be as bold as she was about being black and about being female in an era… — India Arie Copy Share Image
Music lives in my mother - she's played in bands in Detroit and toured and did the whole thing. So I have… — 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
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
