Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.
Christina Aguilera
I turned to music originally because of my past and needing a release or an outlet to get out anger or frustration or hurt.
Pop is actually my least favorite kind of music, because it lacks real depth.
For me the visual is just as important as the music.
My CD collection has a lot of world music - lots of Indian, African, Portuguese, Greek, Italian music. Because of my husband, a lot of jazz, too.
Kiran Ahluwalia
I think all groups who don't fit in clearly with Western music have to think, 'How can I expand my market? Where else can I perform?'
The only people who have doubts about the sincerity of my music are people who come to it relatively late, off the back of having seen me in a film.... →
Riz Ahmed
My music is a very personal reflection of me, whereas, acting a role, that's a reflection of another character.
The music I make and the process of acting, for me, are both about trying to understand people and get inside what makes us tick. That's the main... →
In terms of negotiating a career - I've always grown up being an insider and an outsider to different worlds, across different classes and... →