4. Alice ColtraneJourney In Satchidananda

I’ve been listening to this every day right now, trying to remind myself of my true passion, of why I do this. I went to New York for Fashion Week – Fashion Week is so pretentious. For me, it had me thinking, oh, Jesus. I don’t want to do this. Why am I here? But while I was out there, I took a kamāncheh class. I really like Sufi music, spiritual, traditional music. It really resonates with my soul. It really inspires me and I just love it. It reminds me of when I was a little girl in church, playing violin for the choir. I feel like that is my root.

Subconsciously, Alice Coltrane is an influence in that way, but it’s just like, her mindset is an influence. She had a spiritual awakening and was inspired by Indian music, using that to uplift her. I feel like I do that with all spiritual music. I feel like my music has that touch as well. No matter how electronic or pop it gets, the root of it has this very spiritual feeling.