I talk to my dad every five months: Norah Jones in 2003
December 12, 2012  13:09
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.
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