The music industry has been hijacked by corporate interests, but the way music affects people and resonates with them hasn't changed.

I went to Iraq because I wanted to see what one year of occupation had done to Iraqi society, and I went to the West Bank and Gaza Strip because I wanted to see what three generations of occupation had done to Palestinian society. I found a lot more hopelessness and despair in Palestine.

I've always found that the poorer the places that I go, the more smiles I see, and the more happiness I see.

The most difficult part for me is feeling connected to the people that I love but always being on the go to different places.

The world can't have a global solution to climate change with U.S. action alone; and the world can't have a global solution without U.S. action.

Everyone deserves music.

Every bit of land is a Holy land, and every drop of water is Holy water, and every single child is a son or a daughter of the one Earth mama, and the one Earth papa.