It's very difficult to ignore humanitarian disasters. The royalties from my albums continue to support my charity work.

If you want to be free, be free, because there's a million things to be.

I found a religion that blended scientific reason with spiritual reality in a unifying faith far removed from the headlines of violence, destruction and terrorism.

Because I don't play guitar any more, African harmonies and rhythms have been an inspiration to me. I love the raw origin of the sound. It complements my voice and words naturally.

Can't keep it in, Gotta let it out.

You can argue with a philosopher, but you can’t argue with a good song. And I think I’ve got a few good songs.

A lot of people would have loved me to keep singing... You come to a point where you have sung, more or less... your whole repertoire and you want to get down to the job of living.