From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen.

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.

I was brought up in the modern world of all the luxury and the highlight of show business. I was born into a Christian home.

At Jerusalem, I went to the mosque and sat down. A man asked me what I wanted. I told him I was a Muslim. Now I realize I can get direct contact with God, unlike Christianity or any other religion.

Communal well-being is central to human life.

I had to learn my faith and look after my family, and I had to make priorities. But now I've done it all and there's a little space for me to fill in the universe of music again.

I suppose that by being absent from the music business, it appeared that I just dropped out, but really I never did. I was continuously working and doing various things.