not encompass my sound scape or my agenda with visual
expression. Wait till I show you what’s coming next!
What is the one thing that everyone should
remember about the song/video?
It is our connection with nature. Nature has always
nurtured us, given us everything we need. Now it’s
our turn to look after her. Remember the moment in
the video I come to life again, growing from the earth,
my energy evolving into and becoming once with
Mother Nature. Remember that when you use paper,
one time use plastic, non bio degradable sanitary
pads. It’s all polluting this earth and we will go back
to this earth too. And also, that everybody has some
shit going on. Things are not always what they seem.
So don’t be afraid because we are in this together.
What are the feelings you wish to inspire with your art?
A connection with nature, an emotional reaction
that may change your perception of a few things.
Say hi to our readers, won't you? They'd love to know
anything you have to say about the song or otherwise.
I am looking for you, if you are looking for me. So reach
out and connect. I want to know what you feel. How you
feel. You have something to say? To exchange with me?
Please find me. And do it. If you see me somewhere,
come and have a conversation. Let’s connect.
a deep sense of hurt in my chest. I’m struggling to answer
as I type this. I don’t want to talk about pain. I don’t want
to chronicle suffering. But I can only express what I truly
feel. And even then, when I am in the lap of nature. None
of this matters. Then everything is beautiful. I feel whole.
How long have you spent conceptualising this piece of art?
The track has been produced over a year and a half, simply
because I didn’t have what I considered the right outlet
to release it, the video took 6 months from the time we
started talking about it, up until the day it was ready.
Tell us a bit about the experiences that shaped this song and video.
The track was originally called Open Arms, and was
written from the point of view of a tree. That this beautiful
magnificent wise old tree opens out its branches and sings
to you. I will hold you close, with these open arms. So
don’t be afraid. I am a child of nature, happiest when I am
in the lap of it. When I was 22 all the songs I wrote were
about heartbreak, because that was the worst thing that I
had to experience. Now things are different. I look at the
world differently. I can only write and sing about what I
am feeling. An authentic expression of my thoughts.
With the video it was all the work Navzar and I had
already done together, the kind of time and energy we have
exchanged, years of talking about, arguing passionately about
things, how we have grown together as artists, inspiring and
pushing each other. All of this has led to what you finally see.
If you had to talk about Don't Be Afraid to someone who knows
nothing about you or your work, what would you say?
I’d be like, Hey see this video. It will be absolutely clear to
you what kind of artist I am, what I want to be. Still, it does
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