'Acceptance' is a tricky word. Acceptance about what life is bringing us in a spiritual sense is one thing; but acceptance when… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
I live in the modern world, and I appreciate the most cutting-edge parts of it. But I also like to check out… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
I'm not pretending I can change the world, or to be an expert on social and political affairs. But I certainly have… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
I had multiple circles of friends around the world. Some circles were really wild and I was affectionately known by them as… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
The Grammys are very wide-ranging but it's still within the Western world of music. So it would be lovely if that opened… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
I think cross-cultural dialogue is something that has hugely impacted the richness of the culture of our world. — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
I work in the music world in a kind of very multi-faceted way. I work around the world, in different genres. — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
You know, I think becoming a parent has really changed the way that I feel impacted by what's going on in the… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
I think I've been lucky to work with so many lovely people. But there's Joshua Bell, who's the world's greatest violinist. We… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
I listen to many forms of music. And I come from a very particular style and tradition of music, which has certain… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
Some of the more intensive scrutiny when I was first starting out definitely used to be tough to handle; I was only… — 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
