The French are so into themselves that they don't even notice you.

There's no retirement for an artist,its your way of living so theres no end to it.

I think carrying moral baggage is very dangerous for an artist. If you have a duty, it's to be true and not cover up the cracks.

Pop music often tells you everything is OK, while rock music tells you that it's not OK, but you can change it.

Smack in the centre of contradiction is the place to be.

I have been working for Africans since I was 18, when I got involved with the Nelson Mandela concerts. I got involved with debt cancellation because Desmond Tutu demanded that the world respond to that situation.

Dream up the kind of world you want to live in. Dream out loud.