Quotes from Jain

I was always playing with whatever I could get under my hands, making rhythm with it, which was natural for me, because my parents were listening to a lot of African music.

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.

We shouldn't be scared of love.

When I was nine, I was passing by a drum class and saw them playing and I was moved. That's why I started making music.

I've been to India, Jordan, South Africa, Namibia, Senegal, Australia, Madagascar, Oman, The States, and a lot of countries in Europe, just to visit... I wanted to make music to connect all of these influences, and make a multicultural music with these experiences.

I just wanna write about what I am living as a citizen. That's all.

I started to write my songs when I was 15 and living in the Congo.

Moving to Dubai at age 9 and then the Congo, they were two completely opposite countries. But that brought me to music and taught me things that I never would have learned otherwise. And it was always about the rhythm in those two countries - that's why I love them.

Moving from Dubai to the Congo was one of the best things that happened to me, it's a shock to be confronted by the contrast in wealth and culture, and it's hard, but I loved it and it influenced me a lot.

I've never been inspired by a politician in France, and I think a lot of my own generation think that way.

When I was very young, I just loved the idea of tapping on stuff, so I was always making a lot of noise.

Going to the U.A.E. for the first time was a real cultural shock. Everything was different. People didn't speak my language, it was all new, a huge change. But I loved it.

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.

My favourite place was in The Congo. It's where I began to write songs and build myself as an adult.

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.

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.

You may hear from my fabulous accent that I'm French!

I just write about what makes me sad, and then when I write, I hear myself. It's like therapy, where I write something sad and then I make it happier or hopeful.

Music is like my secret garden. It's where I heal myself from every pain that I feel. It's like a therapy.

I realised that I really liked to be on stage, and that I wanted to pursue it.

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 quietly work with my computer on the tour bus, and then I wait to make my more natural rhythms when I get home.

I could never imagine ever in my life that I'd be on the side of The Louvre.