India Arie Quotes

I really like R&B more than rap.

Neo-soul caught my attention more than any other sub-genre. I was really attracted by that sound. It made me do what I do musically: trying to find the same type of vibes, those nostalgic vibes.

Soul music is soul music. It can be wrapped up in a neo soul package; it can be called hip-hop soul. But soul is soul, and it's been around; it will never go away.

I think there's always been progressive R&B music.

I love Marvin Gaye. I like jazz and all that stuff.

Alternative R&B is in my soul. It's not going anywhere.

I fell in love with R&B music at a young age. The energy and aesthetic of that genre strike an emotional chord with me.

I want to do a darker, pop soul kind of feel.

Our music contradicts our look.

Funk, I don't think I have anything to do with funk. I've never considered myself funky.

It's the clothes that influence the music I'm going to play.

I grew up listening to a lot of soul music, which has probably informed the way that I sing on my tracks.

I love Jill Scott! I love everything she puts on, how she does her hair; everything about Jill Scott is amazing!

Fashion is not about clothes, it is about a look.

The Heads were the only band on that scene that had a groove.

Taxi drivers used to ask me what kind of music I did, and I'd say, 'Well, it's kind of jazz, soul, classical' - but that makes no sense to anyone.

There were a lot of R&B groups that were my heroes, but the funny thing about my career and the way it went and where it went, at first I didn't really want to do pop music. I was a little bit more into jazz and R&B.

The sound of the '90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street - it's a feeling.

Small Faces were really a soul band as far as we were concerned. That's what we listened to; that's what we played, you know? We were pretty much based on Booker T. and the M.G.'s.

James Blake, Jai Paul, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Sohn, Kwabs, Sampha, Lil Silva, and Brandy, always. They all have soul. Deep soul.

For those who are familiar with my work, 'Soulfire' is a return to how most people identify me, which is that soul-meets-rock thing.

My style, in terms of what I wear, is kind of representative of the music.

I may be taking a different approach, being a guy leading a band with a trombone, but if you take that out of it and put in a guitar or keyboard, it would be considered funk-rock music.

Just understand that the type of music that I make is something special.

I have a sound. It's called 'funk mixed with stank.' That's what I do.