I Lived For Music Since I Could

I Think It Is Incumbent On All Human Beings To Oppose Injustice In Every Form.

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

I Had To Run Away From Home In Order To Be A Musician. Because I Came From A Family Of... My Father Was A Health Inspector; My Mother Was A Social Worker. And I Was Pretty Smart In School. So They Expected Me To Be Some Kind Of Academic - Schoolteacher, Or Doctor, Lawyer - And They Were Very Disappointed When I Told Them I Wanted To Be A Musician.

When I Left South Africa In 1960 I Was 20 Years Old. I Wanted To Try To Get An Education, And Music Education Was Not Available For Me In South Africa.

To Tell You The Truth, Man, We Spend Most Of The Time Travelling In Hotels, In Festivals, In Concert Halls, Clubs, Airports. The Most Unenjoyable Part Is All The Security At Airports.