It's not like I go into the studio and say I'm going to try to make music to prove to somebody that I can make music.

It's not like I go into the studio and say I'm going to try to make music to prove to somebody that I can make music.

Poverty breeds a lot of things. When people are desperate and trying to survive, they do drastic things.

A revolution is to bring on change and we're spiritual people trying to bring on spiritual change. It might sound like I'm a dreamer, but economic models have reached their height of evolution. Technology has evolved. What hasn't evolved is mankind's spirituality; everything is from 3,000 years ago.

The greatest thing to me about Obama is not the individual, it does not have to do with Obama himself - it's really about the people who have elected Obama. It demonstrates that people are ready for change, and I think Obama knows that, because he really came up from the people, the young generation especially. He motivated a lot of African Americans who never voted before to go and vote.

The UK crowds always have a lot of energy, and I've done some milestone shows there that I'm very proud of.

The victory's found in truth, like innocence found in youth Self defeat is your own dispute