![]() ![]() I don't write because I have an obligation." ![]() ![]() "It's what I eat (or) see, or it's things I want to get off my chest. I'm always watching," said Arie, who began writing songs at age 21. "You can probably tell that by listening to my music it's from a variety of places. "There's an energy that's created in the playing - it's almost emotionally tangible."Īrie's passion for music is obvious when she talks about the writing that led to her latest album, "Voyage To India," the follow-up to her critically acclaimed, seven-time Grammy Award-nominated debut "Acoustic Soul." She won a Grammy for Best R&B Album this year for "Voyage To India." ![]() "There's nothing more honest than a live performance," said the 26-year-old, who will perform Saturday in Tampa. She said she sometimes finds it difficult to say what she feels without music. I say exactly what I mean, and in that process, I'm understanding myself better as a person." "I'm honest in my songwriting," Arie said in a telephone interview from Atlanta. In her songs about such subjects as self-esteem, spirituality, love and life in general, she's true to herself. TAMPA - Genuine emotion is what India.Arie fans equate with her music. ![]()
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