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

I truly believe that when the history books are written, our age will be remembered for three things: the war on terror, the digital revolution, and what we did - or did not do - to put the fire out in Africa. History, like God, is watching what we do.

The idea that there is one kind of African is of course ridiculous. Sometimes African entrepreneurs want to kill you because you are saying public health is the priority, not roads. Of course they are right to press for that issue, but so are we right, I believe, to argue for example that millions of children could and should be vaccinated.

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.

If I don't understand it, it must be art.

It's so sweet, I feel like my teeth are rotting when I listen to the radio.

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