I do not sing politics. I merely sing the truth.

African music, though very old, is always being rediscovered in the West.

I titled the album Reflections because I am reflecting on my music career.

Age is getting to know all the ways the world turns, so that if you cannot turn the world the way you want, you can at least get out of the way so you won't get run over.

The conqueror writes history, they came, they conquered and they write. You don't expect the people who came to invade us to tell the truth about us.

And I believe that it becomes a troubled continent because there are those who must always cause confusion so that we do not keep these natural resources.

I have to go and say farewell to all the countries that I have been to, if I can. I am 73 now, it is taxing on me.