It could be the sort of declining grip of the American MTV-nation culture-the fact that MTV doesn't play so much music anymore.

If you narrow the playing field, the next generation has less to put out, to eat and regenerate from.

Whoever's inside is inside; whoever's out is out.

I find the new Justin Bieber video more violent and more of an assault to my eyes and senses than what I've made.

We know that those huge U.S. brands do have political sway.

I never pigeonholed myself - the only reason you'd want to pigeonhole is to monetize your business and, as a person, I don't see the importance of doing that. My music took off above the rest of those things: You can just make a song, put it on a CD, and get it out to all these people.

I dont support terrorism and never have. As a Sri Lankan that fled war and bombings, my music is the voice of the civilian refugee.