Quotes About Roots

I don't like freedom jazz - I think it's void of roots and void of foundation.

I'm proud of my middle-class background because that's how I've grown up. I have my values and sensibilities.

I want to settle down.

I am a Malayali. My ancestors are from Tamil Nadu, but they settled in Irinjalakuda.

I'm based here in L.A., but I think in the future I might consider settling down in Malaysia when I start a family.

Scotland was home to me from when I was 12 up until I was 22. I decided to drop my English bit, and when anyone asked where I came from, I always said Scotland. It really shaped the fibres of my being.

The background of any artist is shaped by the first 15 years of his or her life.

My background is Scottish.

Let's start with the church. As you know, it's my background, it's a natural setting for me and it's definitely my roots.

I'm of Arab background.

I lived in Barueri for a long time, and now I live in a city close to Barueri, so it's like my backyard.

I'm from Baltimore.

I grew up in Baltimore.

Baltimore is definitely still home. It's always going to be home for me.

I grew up in the Canaan Baptist Church.

Barcelona, of course, it is part of me.

I'm from here, spending my whole life in Barcelona.

I grew up on army bases all over the world, but I'm from Alabama.

I find that wherever I go, people are hungering to get back to basics.

Go back to the basics as life gets more complicated.

My mom listened to a lot of house music. My dad listened to a lot of roots and dub. I've got a lot of bass. It's been in my whole life.

I'm from the Bay Area.

The Bay area made me who I am, and it only felt right to go back there.

I'm proud to call the Bay Area my home.