“I think about all these influences and musical cultures, then the opinion of the audience is of course important, but when I'm working on an album or a new project, I'm not all the time thinking about what the audience will think about it.” ThinkingImportantCultureCoursesOpinionAudienceInfluenceProjectsMusicalAlbumsNew Projects Author:Rokia Traore
“Of course I am stressed after I finish working on an album about what an audience will think, if it will be successful or not.” IfsThinkingCoursesAudienceSuccessfulAlbumsBeing SuccessfulStressed Author:Rokia Traore
“Sometimes there are painters or very famous artists who start to become artists after they are dead because an audience or a public know about their art after they die.” KnowsArtSometimesArtistDiesAudiencePainterFamous ArtistVery Famous Author:Rokia Traore
“When you have a chance to be an artist with an audience in your lifetime, you have to say thanks to your audience. That's a great thing. That's the best thing that can happen to an artist.” HappensArtistChanceAudienceLifetimeGreat ThingsThanksBest Things Author:Rokia Traore
“When you are able to make a living with your job as an artist, that means you have an audience and you have to thank this audience.” MeanAbleJobsArtistAudience Author:Rokia Traore
“Without an audience, all your dreams will not come true at all, because you need an audience to write new songs and continue to do music.” NeedsWritingDreamSongAudienceYour DreamsNew Songs Author:Rokia Traore
“The audiences are really different in general. Even in the same country or in the same city, from one venue to another, the audiences can be totally different.” DifferentCountryCitiesAudienceVenues Author:Rokia Traore
“American audiences don't react in the same way as European ones to African music because, I think, Europeans listen to this music through all the festivals that exist here.” ThinkingWayAudienceMusic IsFestivalsAfrican Music Author:Rokia Traore
“At the beginning of the tour, I arrange the live show exactly like the album, but of course from one audience to another, from one venue to another, it can become longer.” ShowsCoursesAudienceAlbumsVenues Author:Rokia Traore
“I can introduce new parts because when you are on stage in front of a very happy audience or people who love what you are doing, you are able to do extraordinary things that you yourself didn't think you could do before.” PeopleThinkingI CanAbleAudienceStageFrontsExtraordinaryIntroducingVery HappyDoing YouExtraordinary Things Author:Rokia Traore
“I can change the arrangements on stage while I am playing or singing, doing signs to the musicians to change things because the audience is dancing or singing with us. That's the interesting part of the live show, actually, because everything is possible and everything can change.” I CanShowsInterestingAudienceStageMusicianSingingDancingArrangements Author:Rokia Traore
