My first album was full of ideas and attempts to go in all kinds of directions. I was young. I loved making music, but I didn’t have a clear path. I also lacked in confidence. Yael Naim Read Quote
I don’t hide my being Israeli. I say it in every interview. I put out a record with songs in Hebrew. The people who signed me have no connection to Judaism or Israel. Yael Naim Read Quote
As always, I wrote songs. Some people cook or play sports. This is what I love to do. Sometimes I can’t express myself that well in talk, so I write songs. Yael Naim Read Quote
My big influences are Joni Mitchell, and a lot of classical and Indian music, as well as Nina Simone and the personal blues and jazz of Billie Holiday. Other influences for me include Bjork, Nick Drake, and Sufjan Stevens. Yael Naim Read Quote
