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Lebanese - Musician Born: 1976

I've always fought any form of censorship.

Always Censorship Any Form

When I started doing music, it was out of despair and boredom. I got passionate about it, and I felt that it allowed me to become somebody: an artist who explores her different identities.

Music Me Artist Doing

We all have femininity in us.

As an artist, you need to be true to yourself and free and not put yourself in a box that contradicts with what you feel is needed for a song.

You Song Yourself Feel

There is something spiritual about art that connects us with ourselves and with others; it's really about coming together and creating bridges.

Art Together Spiritual Something

I am interested in exploring encounters where worlds meet and not where they separate.

I Am Meet Exploring Where

I think our societies - to certain extent, of course, and to different degrees, but almost with no exception - have always been struggling to come to terms with archaic traditions.

Think Always Different Traditions

When it comes to the lyrics, I write about my own perception of things and use characters for that.

My Own Perception Own Things

My father is an engineer, and my mother raised the three children.

Mother Father Children Three

I studied psychology at university.

University Psychology Studied

I love Khaliji music; it's very inspiring.

Love Music Very I Love

I met Jim Jarmusch when I started recording my album 'Ya Nass.' He was writing the script for 'Only Lovers Left Alive.' Jarmusch was always a great inspiration to me, way before meeting him. Working with him was fantastic.

Me Great Way Meeting

I don't think there is only one Arab culture or a pure Arabness. We are very multiple, especially our generation, which is very multilayered.

Culture Think Generation Pure

My family played a part in bringing communism to Lebanon.

Family Communism Lebanon Part

I don't relate to what is seen as 'Arab culture.' I relate to what I explore myself, what is around me.

Myself Me Culture Explore

Egyptians are quite incredible people. They have everything: the culture, the music, the scenes. So much of Arab music and art started there.

Music Art Culture People

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