I have never had one moment of stage fright and performing has always been a huge thrill and source of enjoyment for me. It's part of my personality.

Our leaders are lacking love, and love is lacking leaders.

I believe education is the key. As an activist and a child of the developing world, I witnessed education's power to transform lives.

Obviously, our business leaders yield enormous influence on our political leaders, and they have a duty to use that influence for the greater good. But beyond that, the private sector depends on having healthy, educated and productive workers.

I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.

I'm lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I'll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself. But there are always people close to me who I trust, who will scold me and pull my ears if I need it. Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don't want it to happen to me.

My little boy (Sasha) is now one-year-old and that makes it easier for me to go back to the studio and work on creating new music.