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.