We're repeating the same things all the time; there aren't many new things happening in this life.

Without an audience, all your dreams will not come true at all, because you need an audience to write new songs and continue to do music.

There are some things around us that are not actually useful. I didn't know that before. It's very new for me to understand. That became my way of writing: I can see also the new myself.

My influences are jazz, blues, European classical music; they are rock music and pop music. So many kinds of music. World music from different countries like India and China. I think that would be a shame not to take advantage and do something... not unique, because I don't have this pretension.

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.

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

The most important thing is to be happy myself with what I am doing.