Nneka Quotes

We wanted it more live and raw. We didn't want a studio sound.

I'm going for something very raw and organic.

I like everything to be natural... believable.

Folk is bare bones music.

Minnale' was so earthy.

There's this raw, basic quality people expect in my music.

Oh, everything we did was completely organic - from the way we looked to the way we sounded, the way we played - everything.

My music is more native than intricate or technical.

I'm sticking to the script, I'm putting that organic feeling back in the game.

I sense people respond more to the honest approach to making music instead of the manufactured approach.

The most important thing to me is that it's all really raw.

I've always been drawn to the real stuff and the stuff that feels authentic. And so when I'm writing songs, that's what I try to do.

We were told our campaign wasn't sufficiently slick. We regard that as a compliment.

That's the thing I like about my sound. It's real raw and very unsafe compared to a solid state kind of sound.

I think I'm pretty down to earth.

I like simplicity. I like using natural sources. I like images to look natural - as though somebody sitting in a room by a lamp is being lit by that lamp.

I like real instruments, and try to stay from anything that sounds too synthetic.

The vibe of my wedding is kind of going to be ethereal. Simple and modern, in a way, but with a lot of greenery. So, eucalyptus, olive branches, moss, and candles - it's going to be very... I want it to feel very comfortable, but obviously sleek.

I like live-sounding things.

This music really is us. We're not, like, a manufactured version.

I feel like truth resonates, and you can taste when something is synthetic.

Sometimes things get too layered and compressed or there's too many effects and they turn into mush on record. I strive to keep it raw and live-sounding, like you are in the room watching the band play.

Salman is a very relaxed and chilled out guy with no pretentions. What you see is what you get. That's great in an industry which survives on creating images and personas.

I've always loved lyrics, so I used to listen to Sara Bareilles - more folky, singer-songwritery people.

At the end of the day, you really want to make sure that organic music, made by human beings, at least has a voice.