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" 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. "
Yasmine Hamdan
Always
Different
Think
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" Women are a minority the same way gay people are. "
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" Singing is a very sensual activity! You engage in it with all your senses and your heart. "
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" When I imagine feminine characters in my songs, they're often bold, strong, passionate, militant, witty, sensual, dangerous. I see those characters as skillful witnesses, figures of change and awakening. "
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" If you have a drummer who alternates between fast and slow drumming, it can negatively affect the music. "
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" 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. "
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Only
" I don't believe that there is a separation between art and political consciousness. "
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Separation
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" Back in Kuwait, I had started listening to a lot of English language music: western music, I would say - Kate Bush and Radiohead - and I loved Chet Baker, Etna James, a lot of singers and a lot of bands. "
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Listening
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" Egyptians are quite incredible people. They have everything: the culture, the music, the scenes. So much of Arab music and art started there. "
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People
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" Every time I go to Beirut, I see people and the quality of life going slowly from bad to worse, and from worse to even worse. "
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" Maybe I was blessed that my main drive was purely selfish. I needed to make something, make my life better, wider, have poetry in my life, have something that gives me hope on an everyday basis. That was my main drive all along, really. "
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Blessed
Hope
Poetry
" When the public doesn't understand me, it's a battle. So when I choose words, I choose them for their musicality, rhythm, and sense, and I choose the right dialect to express that. "
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Choose
Me
Words
" I sing in Arabic as a statement. It's art, and it's a challenge. "
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Challenge
Sing
Statement
" I love Khaliji music; it's very inspiring. "
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Very
Love
" I always had this crisis: where do I come from? I was never an insider, never an outsider; I was always in the middle. But it means I never have borders in my head. "
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Always
Head
Crisis
" The Arabic music I listen to is extremely edgy. Ironic, sarcastic, sensual, erotic. "
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Sarcastic
Music
Listen
" 'Al Jamilat' is not just feminist. It's an album with songs that feature women: women who are in love, rebellious women, political activists, women who are more submissive, women who are in charge. "
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More
Just
" There is something spiritual about art that connects us with ourselves and with others; it's really about coming together and creating bridges. "
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Bridges
Us
Together
" Collaborating with other artists is an emotional thing. Obviously, you don't do it unless this person inspires you. "
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Other
Artists
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" My family played a part in bringing communism to Lebanon. "
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Played
Family
Communism
" I've always had a sense that I am doing something very important, something vital. "
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I Am
Doing
Always
" You do not start by working on society; you start by yourself to be a freer person and a more independent person. "
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Yourself
Start
You
" I went from the most underground band in the world to signing with Madonna's producer and a record label that is extremely mainstream - it was interesting. "
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Most
Producer
" I was born in the middle of Lebanon's civil war. "
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Born
War
Middle
" There are many positive values that come with a Muslim upbringing. But when religion becomes about rules and hierarchies, when it starts to feel like a prison, I'm not interested. "
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Values
Positive
Feel
" When I started, I didn't know how to sing in Arabic - it's a very complex and sophisticated music full of codes and modes and quarter-tones. "
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" I studied psychology at university. "
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University
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" When it comes to the lyrics, I write about my own perception of things and use characters for that. "
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Own
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" Music liberated me. "
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" I sing 'Beirut' for what the city is for me, but I am also singing as an exile. "
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I Am
Singing
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