Luckily, I'm in the position now of being able to play purely because I have the desire to do so.

Luckily, I'm in the position now of being able to play purely because I have the desire to do so.

I'm quite sure that all true professional artists, of every description, in all walks of life, whether their craft is painting, music, sculpture, medicine or anything have one primary concern - mankind.

At this stage of my life, I've dedicated myself to playing what I want to play, how I want to play it for the rest of my time. Regardless of whether one might like it or one might not like it, this is where I am.

And I'm happy to say that I'm able to find people wherever I go that are not black, not white - they're just human beings. That's where I am, where I've been and where I intend to stay.

But you can't extend, or go beyond any point musically, without the basic fundamentals.

I mean, there's a hell of a lot of grounds for protest, but you don't do it through music.