Africa Has Been Troubled For A Long

Africa Has Been Troubled For A Long Time - Well, The World Has Been Troubled Ever Since I Was Born.

I've Always Stood On One Fact - That All Over The World, There Are Only Two Things, The Establishment And The Poor People. The Poor People Are A Massive Majority And Across The World They Are Exploited In Different Kinds Of Ways. The Establishment Depends On Exploiting Raw Materials And The Poor.

I Grew Up With Protests, Marches, Demonstrations, Struggle. But I Come From A Clan Of Community Workers.

I Think That Anybody From The 20th Century, Up To Now, Has To Be Aware That If It Wasn't For Louis Armstrong, We'd All Be Wearing Powdered Wigs. I Think That Louis Armstrong Loosened The World, Helped People To Be Able To Say "yeah," And To Walk With A Little Dip In Their Hip. Before Louis Armstrong, The World Was Definitely Square, Just Like Christopher Columbus Thought.

I Don't Think Any Musician Ever Thinks About Making A Statement. I Think Everybody Goes Into Music Loving It.