My musician friends are banned from playing concerts in China because they share the same views as I do. My name cannot appear on the web, because my opinion is different from the Party.

When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues.

We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.

You only have temporary curiosity, amusement, and challenges, but that does not necessarily mean you are really convinced that it's necessary or that it's not even worth to do it. It's just a way you have to set up some kind of activities to follow your instincts or your curiosities.

Because Great Britain has self-confidence, it doesn't need a monumental Olympics.

Even if I have hundreds of things to do, the disconnected feeling is still there because it is very hard to find a real purpose of life.

For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.