It's interesting, because I named my first album after my dad because I wanted to find him. My second album was named… — M.I.A After Copy Share Image
I was shot at for being a Tamil in Sri Lanka, and then, everyone was calling me a Paki in London, and… — M.I.A Being Copy Share Image
My experience has to be funnelled through a black experience or a white experience, or it doesn't exist, because that's how we're… — M.I.A Black Copy Share Image
I don't intentionally go: 'Ooh, what is provocative,' and try to do that. I just do stuff, and people go: 'Ooh, that's… — M.I.A Go Copy Share Image
Everything I think seems to be controversial, so I feel like I need to just go away for a second and put… — M.I.A Controversial Copy Share Image
My giving birth was nothing when I think about all the people in Sri Lanka that have to give birth in a… — M.I.A About Copy Share Image
I am the bridge between the East and the West. I don't want to abandon one for the other. — M.I.A Abandon Copy Share Image
I have no ties to my dad. I had no communications with him; it didn't shape who I am or anything like… — M.I.A Actually Copy Share Image
I never pigeonhole myself into any religion, but I feel it has found me. I am trying to make sense of it...… — M.I.A Am Copy Share Image
Me, it was always about being able to bounce around to where I wanna be. Like, with 'Arular,' people always say it's… — M.I.A Able Copy Share Image
You need everyone to get together and just believe in it, and lead by example that it is possible to be outside… — M.I.A Achieve Copy Share Image
In India, you see the way they embrace color in the culture - it's very celebratory of the existence of color. There's… — M.I.A About Copy Share Image
Nike is the uniform for kids all over the world, and African design has been killed by Nike. Africans no longer want… — M.I.A African Copy Share Image
When I first came out, I was a film student, and my mom sewed clothes. I was already doing a million things… — M.I.A Came Copy Share Image
My record label always says you shouldn't talk about money because it makes people extremely uncomfortable. Refugees can't talk about money. Rappers… — M.I.A About Copy Share Image
I feel so terrible for the kids now. In London, even people in their forties can't afford to buy a house or… — M.I.A Feels Copy Share Image
I'm not sticking up for white kids - I'm going to have a barrage of hate mail - but it's true. If… — M.I.A Hate Copy Share Image
I fly like paper, get high like planes If you catch me at the border, I got visas in my name — M.I.A Borders Copy Share Image
Human beings around the world have to be taught to go, 'Tamil equals Tamil civilians first, and the Tamil Tiger is a… — M.I.A Around Copy Share Image
I don't support terrorism and never have. As a Sri Lankan that fled war and bombings, my music is the voice of… — M.I.A Civilian Copy Share Image
I remember taking my demo to every dance person in London. People were like, 'We don't know what this is!' The first… — M.I.A Champion Copy Share Image
The consequence of making it a business thing and making an artist the same as a Wall Street trader is that you… — M.I.A Art Copy Share Image
The music industry is so tied up politically. They're afraid they might let other voices in. — M.I.A Industry Copy Share Image
