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.

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.

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.

It is part of my faith as a Muslim to try to help those who are suffering from poverty or economic or political injustice.

All things can be forgiven if we can progress.

Some extremists take elements of the sacred scriptures out of context.

I've been smiling lately, dreaming about the world as one. And I believe it could be someday it's going to come.