Anitta Quotes

I've got this diverse education, growing up in classical music and existing between that and music that is more visceral, so for sure, I've always been interested in music from other cultures.

We just love international music. We love the climate of that sound, it's that pulse that we just have to appreciate.

Unquestionably, our contemporary world of music is far richer, in a sense, than earlier periods, due to the historical and geographical extensions of culture to which I have referred.

The whole path of American music has been so much about the recognition of stylistic diversity, and the recognition of the importance of music which was from one of the vernacular traditions.

One night I'll be in Los Angeles and it'll be a Latin crowd, and then another night I'll go to Fresno and it'll be an all-black crowd. To me, that's the beauty of the music.

Going back and forth between Western Arabic and African countries clearly created the various musical backgrounds I could have and obviously influenced my professional attitude, my way of approaching both music composition and singing, particularly phrasing.

One of the good things about globalization is it has created a single international music community, and I feel very much part of it.

I'd love it if American kids were listening to Muslim music.

I'm not afraid to embrace different music and different culture and put it in the music.

I definitely see myself as an international musician. When I play, I respect the source of the music, whether it's Cuban, Brazilian or Israeli. I try to bring that to all of the music I play. Music has no borders and no flags.

A lot of people think that because I'm from Malaysia, I'm driven by Malaysian sound, but actually, it's mostly just my melodies.

I've been to India, Jordan, South Africa, Namibia, Senegal, Australia, Madagascar, Oman, The States, and a lot of countries in Europe, just to visit... I wanted to make music to connect all of these influences, and make a multicultural music with these experiences.

We've really learned that music is something that people share all over the world.

I believe that music is an international language and deserves to be heard all over the world.

No matter where you come from, if you sing in English, you can cross over to the world.

Timbaland uses a lot of Indian music and that has certainly familiarised me about the music of India.

As a member of the audience, when you see someone from your country working in an international project, your curiosity about that film increases manifold.

American music is a powerful ingredient in international music, and as much as it comes from within, it also comes from without.

We are all human, and we are all able to listen to music that we cannot understand. I used to listen to English music like Notorious B.I.G., and I didn't know what he's talking about in all of his tracks, but I'm a fan. It's rhythm and a groove that makes me dance, so I'm convinced that my music can work in the U.S.

I think festivals have a responsibility to show different genres of music to people.

I am undoubtedly a 100 percent Bollywood product, but my heart truly lies in making music for the world and taking India global.

There's something really admirable about French culture and an attraction in how independent it is from our own. So, it's odd that in other countries that are very American-influenced - who seem to care more about the Oscars than anyone here does - there's both anti-Americanism and also too much America.

I'm always honored to see my music and New Orleans Bounce make its way into mainstream culture.

Music is a big thing in our family. I also have a feeling and an ear for it. It's something we share in common.

I grew up influenced by different cultures, sounds, feelings, emotions, and I want Premiere Classe to be a representation of that.