Federico Garcia Lorca Quotes

It's not a special taste. An American composer should have something to say to a cab driver.

I definitely have a lot of Korean-American fans, which is amazing.

The thing we get to do is bring music to people. I think that's the most important thing we can do. That's the way we show joy. That's the way we show love. That's way we show our gifts to so many.

I am 100% proud Puerto Rican but have lived two-thirds of my life in the United States. So, there will be some things I write in English, but my main way of conversing with my audience is in Spanish because, at the end of the day, I'm a Latino.

For me, being an 'American Latina' means identifying with and being influenced by both my American upbringing and my Latin heritage, and I have so much appreciation for how those two cultures have created who I am.

I'm just so honored to be able to travel around the world and play songs.

Music is just another language, but it's very special because it crosses everyone's borders.

If there's anything that would unite the world, it would be music.

As a kid growing up in Sweden loving American music, I always dreamt of migrating here and working with brilliant artists like Donald Glover.

Doing any kind of culture in America in which you are not trying to affirm a European aesthetic is war.

My sister sings, and in Mexico, we have these things called 'Casa de la Cultura,' which are specific places where they actually foster culture. They support people who want to do something in culture.

American and French culture are really, really different, but in a way it's funny.

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

In America, they don't need to look outside their country for anything, so they definitely don't need to look elsewhere for rappers with weird accents that they have to get accustomed to, which is like homework to them.

Music goes further than any border, any language.

Growing up, my parents were very much about the Egyptian culture. They never really wanted to assimilate in American culture.

Music is the highest form of communication.

The only diversity in the Brits is with the Americans. I've been saying this for a while: for our country to do good, we need to embrace our country.

Throughout history, cities have been associated with incredible bursts of creative energy - the Renaissance in Florence, or modernism in Paris. London is the cultural metropolis of the early 21st century.

I grew up surrounded by all types of cultures - French, Indian, Arabic - a melting pot of cultures, sounds, foods, people, and religions. It opened my eyes early, and I'm grateful for that. It's not about success in one area; it's about exploring the world musically and spending time in those places whenever you can.

American culture is so open compared to Korean culture, which is really conservative.

If I would not be able to create music, I would create art or something else. Perhaps cooking.

I like to have a martini/Two at the very most/After three I'm under the table/After four I'm under my host.

Different cocktails for different Saturday nights.

Some things, I feel like no, I never could have the depth of experience of their own music and culture - but sometimes if I'm collaborating with somebody, they're interested in me bringing my own stuff into their thing, and sometimes that works.