I've got to where I am in life not because of something I brought to the world but through something I found - the wealth of African culture.

I don't think what I do is influenced by suffering. I come from a talented people who are prolific in music and dance.

I'm travelling more than ever. I don't have the answer as to why, but the demand seems to have grown as I've got older.

I grew up with protests, marches, demonstrations, struggle. But I come from a clan of community workers.

To tell you the truth, man, we spend most of the time travelling in hotels, in festivals, in concert halls, clubs, airports. The most unenjoyable part is all the security at airports.

I always make the joke that I go home, to one of my homes, to go and do laundry so I can go on the road again.

The Afro-American experience is the only real culture that America has. Basically, every American tries to walk, talk, dress and behave like African Americans.