Since I was a child, I was yearning to learn about percussion because that's what I loved.
My favourite place was in The Congo. It's where I began to write songs and build myself as an adult.
The thing is: Yes, I'm white and yes, I love African music, and I can't do anything about it.
I always write about something that moves me.
At 16 I was living in the Congo, and, you know, it's your teenage time. I really wanted to find a way to express myself, so I started to write songs in the Congo, and I think that's why my music is quite open, with a lot of different influences.
Well, the thing is I always listened to American music way more than French music.
I realised that I really liked to be on stage, and that I wanted to pursue it.
What I want to tell people is that you can mix the culture a little bit and it's not always appropriation.
I thought it was beautiful to be able to forgive and give love and to fight only with flowers. So I created the idea of a 'Souldier,' which is like an army guy but fights for love.
I am French. I was born here, I live here and France is my cultural identity.
It's really important because it's how you present yourself to people, and for me it's an act of respect, you know? To get dressed for the people who came to the show.
My music was about travelling a lot and connecting with other people, and English is the voice of travelling.
I just wanna write about what I am living as a citizen. That's all.
Sometimes you meet people that try to explain to you your work, and how to write a song and how to sing it, and they explain that you are doing it the wrong way. And yeah, it's always super frustrating.
I've never been inspired by a politician in France, and I think a lot of my own generation think that way.
I'm from a little town from the south tip of France, to be able to play in Coachella and meet other artists from all over the world and to connect with people that I love from my hometown is something amazing.
I started to write my songs when I was 15 and living in the Congo.
I could not have asked for a better childhood.
When I started making music, I wanted to enjoy it and make others enjoy it. But it's just music. I am not saving the world.
I'm from the Southwest, and in the Southwest of France, you're not supposed to love Paris.
