Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

There is great strength in vulnerability, as it takes courage to push through the fear and share one's true self with others. In music, that vulnerability really speaks to listeners as it connects with their own hearts.

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

I would say 'Home' is a lot richer and deeper than my earlier classical.

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

I'm not pretending I can change the world, or to be an expert on social and political affairs. But I certainly have a right to say when something is wrong.

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

On 'Love Letters', I focused exclusively on songs with lyrics, creating a collection of songs that directly address heartbreak and its ensuing emotions in a way that instrumental music can only hint at.

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

I think all kids are creative, so I wouldn't say my kids are geniuses. But they immediately respond to music. And they've got great rhythm!

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

I had multiple circles of friends around the world. Some circles were really wild and I was affectionately known by them as 'the nerdy one.' And, with other friends, I was regarded as the wild one.

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

I have had other offers before but for my first film, I did not want to do anything too big.

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

The lockdown, in general, left me with a sense of needing to become more independent and instead of being intimidated, I decided to do the engineering on some of my new releases.

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

Usually, I really only look at any one particular album at a time when I'm making it. I've never really sat and looked at the journey through all of my albums to see if I could find a thread through them.

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

There is no everlasting power in the music of today. Everyone is running after record sales.

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

I love collaborations because they take your music in a different way.

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

When I work on someone else's record, I'm happy to alter the way I approach it, if I happen to like who they are and I'm interested in their music. But I know it's their record.

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

My father was a pioneer and a leader in the things he did and the way he did them.

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

Even though my father had a really successful career before the '60s, that kind of insane pop-culture splash that happened was so massive. People hear the sitar and immediately think, you know, flying carpets and tie-dyed T-shirts and wafting smoke.

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

I feel 'Love Letters' has been part of a longer journey towards a very simple, international sound in which the sitar is no longer exotic or classical, but simply a tool of expression when juxtaposed with the voice and cross-genre elements.

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

I ate Bengali food after my parents married and Dad started living with us, in both Willesden and in Delhi for three years, and then we all moved to California. Dad said he could make a really good dal, but I never saw him cook during the whole time we lived together.

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

I think cross-cultural dialogue is something that has hugely impacted the richness of the culture of our world.

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

You know, I think becoming a parent has really changed the way that I feel impacted by what's going on in the world around me.

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

As far as using electronics in my music, I have to do that as honestly as possible. Also, I have a broad range of listeners from a classical music base, as well as people, like me, who listen to a lot of different music. So I'm mindful of letting my sitar playing remain at the center of what I do.

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar

Alchemy is one of the good quote-unquote south-Asian experiences in that it has a wide variety of classical to experimental music.