I want people to understand me as a person with views, not just performing songs.

When things are starting to work, you get up at five in the morning thinking, what are we going to do today? You stay up until one in the morning getting it done, and then you start the next day with the same energy, because it's working!

Life expectancy in many parts of Africa can be something around the age of thirty five to thirty eight. I mean you're very fortunate if you live to that age. In fact when I went to Uganda for the first time one of the things that occurred to me was that I saw very few elderly people.

Women's issues have always been a part of my life. My goal is to bring the word 'feminism' back into the zeitgeist and reframe it.

You become really ugly when you become very superficial and self-obsessed.

I wasn't trying to be a role model for anybody. I don't think that you can.

If people like your music, you can't guarantee they're going to love you.