Vidya Vox Quotes

Vidya Vox

Profession : Entertainer

Birth : September 26, 1990

I was born in India, and - I was born in Chennai - South Indian. And my parents moved to the U.S. when I was about 8 or 9 years old.

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Yeah, I didn't ever think about music as a career. Like, it was never - it's just something like an extracurricular activity that my mom put me in. And as every South Asian, you know, like, child, I was like - oh, OK, I can do medicine.

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I loved science. I still love it; I'm a nerd in that sense.

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I grew up on Queen, ABBA and at the same time, Nityasree.

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By the time I went to college, I had totally embraced my Indianness, but I still didn't tell anyone I could sing.

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I find it difficult to talk about myself. I'm just shy.

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I used to have blue hair, and a lot of people hated that I had blue or green hair, and I'd get so many comments like, 'you're so perfect, but why do you have blue hair?' And it's like, okay, but it's my hair and I can do whatever I want.

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The one thing I won't do is sacrifice my Indian identity in my music, my clothing choices. It's something I tried to hide growing up, and I would never do that again because it's such a big part of me and I'm very proud of it.

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The thing about doing mashups and covers is it's great, but a part of you never gets to really showcase what your original sound is like or what your writing voice is like.

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It's okay, it's cool to be Indian and there are cool people that are Indian and doing really well. It's okay to be brown and cool.

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I can be a mix of both. I don't have to be an Indian or an American. They're not mutually exclusive. It's something growing up I didn't know.

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I want to bring Indian music to the mainstream.

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My mother had to make an unconventional decision. We had to run away from home. She made a really difficult decision to leave financial stability behind and undertake raising two girls on her own.

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Growing up in Virginia, I was surrounded by two different cultures.

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I was once trying to find a song to fit Nicki Minaj's 'Hey Mama.' But nothing worked out. Sometimes, you can't help it.

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The money I earn from a live show is divided into two parts. One section goes towards producing my music videos, and the other goes into my savings.

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Visuals are important, as listeners like to 'see' the song.

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I grew up listening to dappan koothu songs and loved the fun party vibes they gave.

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Most of the clothes and accessories in my videos come from my wardrobe.

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Most of my jewellery is what I picked up in India.

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