I look at my people, and I look at those who control them - the political elite. And the sad thing is that the elites are just not interested in the welfare of the people.

I grew up with reggae music.

I love meeting interesting people and doing things with them.

Africa is the future.

I can assure you that I have never used my media companies for propaganda, and I will never do so.

I don't really see myself as an actor.

I have studied at the school of the world.

I have to protect my family and have a life with them that is completely private.

I really want to bring the message of love that is Islam to people; bring something new to that familiar face.

I respect music, I do. I love it.

I want to use my music to deliver a political message and sometimes to denounce, but I don't want to be a politician.

I'm a modern Muslim. I pray, and if I have a question, I ask someone who is more educated in the religion than me.

In politics, sometimes you have to lie, or you make a promise that you cannot keep.

Islam has been badly used by a certain ideology.

Islam is a peaceful religion.

Listen, a lot of religions have fundamentalists.

Music is a language.

My father used to tell me about how musicians don't have respect from people and he was afraid about my future.

My music is like a spinning ball. It can turn in one direction, and then it comes back to origins.

Politics is politics; art is art. If you play a political role, you have to stop being an artist.