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INDIA.ARIE: Yeah, all the time, without a hair of place, or without a tear in your eye or without anything. INDIA.ARIE: Yeah, and pretend like you're happy and be - you know, it's not pretend you're happy, but you're scheduled to be who they think you are. You're scheduled to be somewhere.ĬONAN: And you're scheduled to deliver a product. So.ĬONAN: Yeah, you've got contracts, too. And I knew that I needed to take a break.īut, you know, there's that thing where people - the drive and the competition of the music industry. We had a show at Rams Head Live, and you know, my hand was in a sling, and things just kept happening. My finger popped out of place onstage, and yeah, I ended up in the hospital in D.C. And I rested for a couple days.īut then finally, somewhere in 2009, things just weren't right. And I was OK a few minutes later, but it was like I needed to go home and rest. And I don't remember everything that happened, really. INDIA.ARIE: I realized it long before I did it. So why don't they just be yours?ĬONAN: When was the moment you realized you needed to step back? You're going to make enough on your own, anyway. I've been trying to arrive at a person who is self-defined and able to make my own mistakes instead of having other people make them for me, you know.ĬONAN: Yeah. She really opened my eyes.ĬONAN: And so this new person, is this what you've been trying to arrive at these past several years? You know, you live your life trying to avoid being hurt and avoid feeling pain, and it's not really - you don't want to run into it, but avoiding it is useless. It changed the way I see myself as a performer, and it changed the way that I understand just how life goes. And she imparted wisdom to me, like, very intentionally, like you, come here.Īnd it changed the way I see myself. I went to South Africa for the opening of Oprah's Leadership Academy, and among a slew of other amazing people, Cicely Tyson was there, and she pulled me to the side, and it was like a fantasy, like I want to talk to you, because I love her. I can't tell you how that felt to be sitting at this, what, 25-foot table, all of you surrounding me, I'm sort of in the middle of this four-part harmony. You also heard Blue Miller, guitarist, and backup singers Chantae Cann and Ametria Dock. This is called "Break the Shell."ĬONAN: "Break the Shell" from India.Arie's new album "SongVersations," available on June 25th. INDIA.ARIE: This one is inspired by Cicely Tyson. INDIA.ARIE: Speaking of song is songversation. And India.Arie, nice to have you back on TALK OF THE NATION.ĬONAN: And we've got you all set up here. Her latest album, "SoulVersations," will be available June 25th. Email us your nomination: Murray Horwitz will join us.īut first, India.Arie is here with us in Studio 42, along with her guitarist Blue Miller and backup singers Chantae Cann? Cann? Cann.
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Later in the program, the best movie farewell scenes of all time. Email us: You can also join the conversation on our website. If you have a question for India.Arie, give us a call: 80. She's now reemerged, and she joins us in just a moment to perform a few songs from her new album and talk about the tension between the act and the artist. Feeling boxed in by expectations of the music industry, India.Arie decided to take a self-imposed hiatus. Many regard her as one of the most inspiring artists of her generation.īut four years ago, she says she confronted herself. Since her debut, she's earned 21 Grammy nominations, won four, sold 10 million albums worldwide. Her music and her influence continued to gain momentum over the next decade. When MUSICIAN India.Arie emerged in 2001, her debut album "Acoustic Soul" went double-platinum.