At the heart, it is world music that I do. It's all connections. Ultimately, we're all connected.

Watch out for music. It should come with a health warning. It can be dangerous. It can make you feel so alive, so connected to the people around you, and connected to what you really are inside. And it can make you think that the world should, and could, be a much better place. And just occasionally, it can make you very, very happy.

Concerning iTunes, the deals have mainly been done with the record companies. But the artists, with some exceptions, haven't been very well-represented. This is partly because the record companies have largely been copyright owners.

I think it is the weak and the young and the minorities that you need to look after to get a healthy creative environment - to get a lot of choices, a lot of different styles of music, a lot experimental stuff that everyone else feeds off.

I like the touch and the smell of all the pretty dresses you wear.

Whenever there's a camera around, a video or film camera, it's a great deal harder for those in power to bury the story.

Holding still for a moment, what a moment this is, Oh for a moment of forgetting, a moment of bliss