Now we have to understand that slavery would not have ended if it was left to the Africans alone, Now, Europe understood that what they were doing then was unjust, but imagine the propaganda from kings and queens of Europe to convince their people that we were cannibals, idol worshipers, horrible people, bastards, godless monkeys.
Femi KutiOur leaders should start talking as leaders. They talk like puppets. It might take us another 100 years to come out of this phase of corruption and mismanagement. But the good thing is that we are more aware, and more Africans are talking about these things.
Femi KutiWe need to teach our children history, right from the primary school level, for them to better understand the issues. In my son's school they don't teach history.
Femi KutiI don't smoke or drink, but I will not tell you that I won't smoke again. Probably I will when I'm 60.
Femi KutiSomeone asked me what legacy I wanted to leave and all my answers were so long that I even bored him. I said I don't care. Why should I? I will die someday. So if you like, remember me.
Femi KutiWhen I die, I want to see Malcom X, Lumumba, my father, and I want to be able to look them in the eye
Femi KutiI think this my last album - No Place For My Dream - truly is my best work. My fear now is, I don't know if I can do better than this in my lifetime, because technically, sound quality, composition, the melody is really high standard, it's very scary; the way it was recorded, the way I was focused. I think it is top of the music scene.
Femi Kuti