But I had a strong reaction to my first three albums and I struggle with them now, as an adult. It's very much the same as looking at your teenage photos in high school.

But there was a lot of pressure to achieve and to get things right, whether in school, on stage or with my peers and family.

I live in the modern world, and I appreciate the most cutting-edge parts of it. But I also like to check out as much as I can.

I really am a fan of combining worlds in my own life.

I think cross-cultural dialogue is something that has hugely impacted the richness of the culture of our world.

You know, I think becoming a parent has really changed the way that I feel impacted by what's going on in the world around me.

As a musician, it's only natural that my music mirrors my life.

However, I need to make music that represents my inner truth and inner voice. I've found myself more able to do that within an international space that has an Indianness at its root but branches out to encompass sounds and cultures across borders.

Writing can flow out when I'm feeling something strongly, whether that's joy, pain, fear, desire or anything else. The challenge is actually later, in the second or third or 100th draft of the music, when it can be so easy to cover up the original sentiments by making the music more ornate or cloaked.

Music is my passion, it's my fun - but what's really important are the people I build a family with. That comes first.