I can introduce new parts because when you are on stage in front of a very happy audience or people who love what you are doing, you are able to do extraordinary things that you yourself didn't think you could do before.

For me, each time I'm on stage, each time I'm working on a new album, it's like a dream. I can't believe it's happening.

Of course the folk guitar is the one I play very often, but I wanted a more electric sound.

We need self-confidence in our ability to build Africa. I trust in Mali and I trust in music.

I used to play guitar for myself and write lyrics and listen to different styles of music.

The audiences are really different in general. Even in the same country or in the same city, from one venue to another, the audiences can be totally different.

In general, in painting sometimes people like Picasso or somebody are not very well known in the beginning, sometimes they become well known just before they die, or sometimes after they have died. I think these people start to be artists after they've stopped existing.