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I write in a slangy colloquial speech that has not been common in the Israeli tradition of writing, and that is one of the things that gets lost a little in translation.

Do you know most of the Jewish songs have the same trend of sadness as Negro spirituals?

I don't hide my being Israeli. I say it in every interview. I put out a record with songs in Hebrew. The people who signed me have no connection to Judaism or Israel.

Many Arabic/Islamic words have now entered the English dictionary, such as haj, hijab, Eid, etc., and I no longer need to put them in italics or explain them.

I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures or that the Jewish song is better than the song of my neighbor.

The word 'no' is a very good word in a singer's repertoire.

There's also a certain rhythm to the way Jews talk that might be funny.

To call somebody a Jewish composer is obviously redundant.