The thing is: Yes, I’m white and yes, I love African music, and I can’t do anything about it. Jain Read Quote
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. Jain Read Quote
I want to have Congolese influences but also influences from Dubai and Abu Dhabi and France. To mix everything up. Jain Read Quote
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. Jain Read Quote
My music was about travelling a lot and connecting with other people, and English is the voice of travelling. Jain Read Quote
Sometimes people stop me on the street and they say ‘when are you going to make the next ‘Zanaka’ and it’s what I really didn’t want to do. Jain Read Quote
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. Jain Read Quote
I’m from the Southwest, and in the Southwest of France, you’re not supposed to love Paris. Jain Read Quote