Music fills in for words a lot of the time when people don't know what to say, and I think music can be more eloquent than words.

You've got to watch the politics of AIDS. The politics of AIDS can work both for and against the victims of AIDS.

You know, God has some really weird kids, and I find it hard to be in their company most of the time.

There is a root arrogance in any writer; a hugely arrogant assumption that anyone is going to listen to them.

The less you know, the more you believe.

I felt rich when I was 20 years old and my wife was paying my bills. Just being in a band, I've always felt blessed.

Africa is a continent in flames. And deep down, if we really accepted that Africans were equal to us, we would all do more to put the fire out. We're standing around with watering cans, when what we really need is the fire brigade.