Hebrew is my first language, so it's really the most personal and the most simple. When I write in Hebrew, I don't look for sophistication in music; it's just pure emotion that comes out. Yael Naim emotionhebrewlanguage Change image and share on social
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 cookexpresslove Change image and share on social
I had arrived years ago in Paris and just wanted to be famous, fast. When you're pretentious like that, and you think you've planned everything perfectly, it's then that everything goes in the opposite way. Yael Naim agoarrivefamous share on social
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 bigbilliebjork share on social
Being from Israel and a Jew is complex already, but with France, there is a freedom and a mix of culture. I have met musicians from all over the world. Yael Naim complexculturefrance Change image and share on social
Songs are a way to express what I have felt. A way to understand what happened to me or to other people. Yael Naim expressfelthappen Change image and share on social
Usually when a song comes to me, I don't ask a lot of questions; I hear something, and I just let it out in song. It's like making a salad. Everything I hear, and everything I am, I mix together in a different way in each song. Yael Naim hearlotmake share on social
