I have that typical girly aspect to me and those domestic ideals. When I cook in my kitchen it’s like playing a game because it’s not real for me; room service is. Anoushka Shankar Read Quote
My shows have room for a bit of improvisation. In a film, you can’t have that risk; you can’t have someone taking 10 seconds longer. Anoushka Shankar Read Quote
Home’ was a special album for very specific reasons. It is an homage to my father. And it is the first classical album I’ve released in over a decade. So it really felt like a kind-of coming back to my roots. Anoushka Shankar Read Quote
I think I’ve been lucky to work with so many lovely people. But there’s Joshua Bell, who’s the world’s greatest violinist. We worked together live and once, for his record, but I really would want to work with him on one of my records. Anoushka Shankar Read Quote
My father taught me to play the sitar when I was seven years old. He and his elder disciples oversaw my teaching from the beginning, looking after my scale work, the poor things. Anoushka Shankar Read Quote
My father had a sitar made for me that was half the size of a normal one. Anoushka Shankar Read Quote
As a child I’d sit at dinner parties with artists, authors and musicians, some of the best people in their fields. I couldn’t avoid the path I took having grown up in such an artistic environment. Anoushka Shankar Read Quote
I’ve worked hard and tried to approach my career with as much honesty and integrity as possible. I’ve also had many blessings along the way and feel very fortunate to have a career that speaks so much to my soul. Anoushka Shankar Read Quote
In the last few years in particular, I’ve found that it’s okay to let go of culture rather than hold on to it. And by letting go, you kind of realise that it’s there anyway. Anoushka Shankar Read Quote
