I like to go to old versions and find out what effect beats and scales have on your body, how they can transport you.

I am very sensitive to music, so I can quite easily allow myself to access that space in which I am completely taken over. And you can get quite a reaction out of the crowd when you do that.

I think the origins of music have probably to do with magic and transcendence as well.

I don't want to copy the people I admire - I'd rather find out what inspired them and try to find my own way through it.

I always wanted to know what the music behind some music was, or where it came from, and that gave me a point of reference for understanding the music I was listening to.

In some traditional African dances, people wear masks in order to become the embodiments of particular spirits. I have heard that they often cover the mouth-piece with spider webs or something that resonates, so that their voice gets distorted, ceasing to be the voice of a human and becoming representative of a voice that comes from another world.

I think where you play is important.