I always make the joke that I go home, to one of my homes, to go and do laundry so I can go on the road again.
I'm travelling more than ever. I don't have the answer as to why, but the demand seems to have grown as I've got older.
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.
I don't think anybody has ever been able to live up to what they promised. I don't know a government that has ever been successful at that because once they get into power, things change and the world is controlled also by business now.
Africa has been troubled for a long time - well, the world has been troubled ever since I was born.
When people campaign for positions, they promise people all kinds of things.
I lived for music since I could think.
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.
When I left South Africa there were 10 million people - when I came back there were more than 40 million. I had to learn how to get to the highways because when I left where there were no highways.
I grew up with protests, marches, demonstrations, struggle. But I come from a clan of community workers.
I'm very interested in heritage restoration, and I'm working with a group of people to create a number of academies and performance spaces to encourage native arts and crafts and to explore African history.
It's obvious that the rest of the world loves high African culture - African culture, period.
I live a very enjoyable life. I understand what moderation is.
The apartheid people were actors, and they had to act out their part in their beliefs every day. That's why we always saw them as being comedic.
I don't think I have the power to forgive.
Corruption is everywhere, man.
Just because Nelson has been released doesn't mean the government has done us any favors. We have nothing to be grateful for. The government destroyed our country, destroyed our people. If anybody needs amnesty, it is the government.
I don't criticise anybody, but I just don't understand religion. Like I don't understand nationalism. These are the two things that cause wars. I don't understand why they are supposed to be good things.
I have a major respect for nature. I'm an environmentalist.
I started playing the piano when I was 6 years old 'cause my folks tried to get me away from the gramophone. And I just - I lived for music since I could think. And they got me piano lessons. So by the time I was 13, I was quite an accomplished piano player and musician.
