All Quotes

You do not start by working on society; you start by yourself to be a freer person and a more independent person. ”

As an artist, you need to be true to yourself and free and not put yourself in a box that contradicts with what you feel is needed for a song. ”

Because of the Lebanese civil war, I had a scattered childhood. I had to build my own connections to each country we moved to. ”

I had an Arabic background. but I lived a very scattered childhood. I didn't belong to any one culture, which meant I didn't have musical geographies in my head. ”

My family played a part in bringing communism to Lebanon. ”

My father is an engineer, and my mother raised the three children. ”

There is something spiritual about art that connects us with ourselves and with others; it's really about coming together and creating bridges. ”

Faith is a very intimate process that involves being sincere and truthful to a spiritual presence. ”

It's complicated for my music to be accepted, even in Lebanon and the Arabic world - I sing in Arabic, but there's no lute, no classical instruments. Maybe with the Internet opening things up, things will change. ”

When I imagine feminine characters in my songs, they're often bold, strong, passionate, militant, witty, sensual, dangerous. I see those characters as skillful witnesses, figures of change and awakening. ”