Whats something about classical music that the MTV generation could appreciate?
Are you serious? Classical music is real music, not like bubblegum music. It’s real music with real instruments, first of all. Let’s talk about that. They’re actually using instruments. No samplers, no machines, no machines wanting to sound like instruments. How do you identify with hip-hop culture? Hip-hop culture is the current culture of today, so let’s not get it wrong. It’s the popular culture, and if you are a young person living today, this is the current culture, so everybody’s hip-hop to a certain extent. When I started getting involved with hip-hop music, since I’m from Israel, what I related to personally was the struggle. But they appreciate my guts and my music. They were like, “You know what? She’s different, but she’s not afraid to be her and to be original.” And this is something that they represent, too. Have you been surprised by your success? Yes and no. When I started, everybody told me that it would be impossible, and they kept saying it over and over again and I n
