It's not longer 'Look what I can do, I can do it better then you.' It's just I am.

The pirates are serving a purpose right now. They come from regions which have been completely ignored, and Westerners have tried to destroy these regions by their constant plundering of resources and by the illegal dumping of nuclear waste. The pirates really began in order to discourage these actions - initially. And then the business became lucrative.

I faced quite a few challenging times, and in front of those, I was more positive than some people not facing those conditions. I'm actually of the belief now that it is that struggle that offers you that open-hearted hope.

I wasn't making music consciously when I was younger. I was a musician, but that has its own stigmas. Anywhere on the planet, it's one of the more undervalued positions.

And any man who knows a thing, knows he knows not a damn, damn thing at all.

The people of Somalia just do not have a voice. They are to me the most forgotten people in the world.

Until the lion learns to speak, the tales of hunting will be weak.