Oprah Winfrey's 2003 interview with Norah Jones, Pt Ravi Shankar's daughter, after her Grammy win.
Oprah: Much ado was made about the fact that at the Grammys, you didn't
thank your father. I completely understand thatbut can you
explain?
Norah: I thanked everybodymy mom and my entire family.
My dad is included in that. My mom was involved in the daily stress of making
this record. We talk every day on the phone, no matter what. I talk to my dad
every five months, so it's not like I dissed him by not singling him out. I
didn't think it was appropriate for me to thank him, because he didn't help me
with the record. It's not that he isn't supportiveit's just that I don't talk
to him that often.
Oprah: Was he a big part of your life growing
up?
Norah: He wasn't, though we've gotten close in the last five
years and I love him very much. The fact that people made such a big deal of me
not thanking him is ridiculous. The press in India had a heyday. They used words
I've never used, like "deadbeat dad." It's sad.
Oprah: How does it
make him feel?
Norah: Pretty bad. But I haven't said any of those
thingsthe press just twisted it all.
Read the full interview
here.