Instead of focusing only on the hopeful, idealized version of romantic love, the song also addresses many of the realities of a serious relationship. While many interpret the song as a simple affirmation of the desire to be in a relationship, the actual meaning is a bit more layered and complex. The song is a sultry number without much in the way of accompaniment or processing. 'As other people relate, I feel like that's something the spirit did.Taken from her 2001 album Acoustic Soul, India.Arie's 'Ready For Love' is a favorite at her live performances. It's a cycle of give and take like singing and sharing with the audience,' Arie said of concert performances. 'On stage, that's the time when it's OK to talk and relate together. Having just returned from a promotional tour in Africa and Europe, she's ready for her long-awaited headlining tour. She got on stage and performed 'Video,' which later became the first single released from 'Acoustic Soul.' The record deal and the music video gave her mainstream exposure that she never expected. Her talent was spotted when she debuted an original song at Blacklily, a club in Philadelphia. It's at the moment and in that moment.'īorn into a family of musicians, India Simpson, the daughter of former basketball player Ralph Simpson, started playing the guitar in 1997 she had played the saxophone, clarinet and trumpet as a kid.

'There's no formula, so a song just comes how it comes. She tries to avoid being premeditated in her writing, but wants to 'make music that is beautiful and spiritual,' she said. 'I'm starting to understand why I do things the way I do them,' Arie said. While the first album expressed gratefulness for her life, the second album is about growth, she said. I don't write because I have an obligation.' 'It's what I eat (or) see, or it's things I want to get off my chest. I'm always watching,' said Arie, who began writing songs at age 21. 'You can probably tell that by listening to my music it's from a variety of places. 'There's an energy that's created in the playing - it's almost emotionally tangible.'Īrie's passion for music is obvious when she talks about the writing that led to her latest album, 'Voyage To India,' the follow-up to her critically acclaimed, seven-time Grammy Award-nominated debut 'Acoustic Soul.' She won a Grammy for Best R&B Album this year for 'Voyage To India.' 'There's nothing more honest than a live performance,' said the 26-year-old, who will perform Saturday in Tampa. She said she sometimes finds it difficult to say what she feels without music. I say exactly what I mean, and in that process, I'm understanding myself better as a person.' 'I'm honest in my songwriting,' Arie said in a telephone interview from Atlanta. In her songs about such subjects as self-esteem, spirituality, love and life in general, she's true to herself. TAMPA - Genuine emotion is what India.Arie fans equate with her music.

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