After a desperate fight, to know to congratulate your opponent, if he has beaten you, to shake his hand and go for a drink with him, in my eyes these things are particularly important.
When one sings, one does not speak about the problems of the every day. One speaks about the things which inspire us, which helped us.
I always traveled. I left Cameroon when I was 11 years old. I lived in the USA, in Switzerland.
It made me hungry. I feel like I'm in a program that really helped me individually as a player. I feel like I'm with a group of guys that are like my best friends.
To take part in this brothel through the payment of my taxes, that had become to me unbearable.
Being in the stands is very difficult. I was never playing but I am nervous watching, waiting.
Cracked was a very short warrior, whereas Marley was a pacifist warrior.
You arrive at a village, and in this calm environment, one starts to hear echo.
I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well.
I did not support any more New York. I lived 10 years there, and after September 11, I felt very European. I did not share the opinion of people in the street, who were deeply influenced by what they heard in the media.
Most of the time I like to start an album abroad, not at home, just to avoid the pressure, to not wake up and think, OK, its the first of recording this album. I like to avoid that.
I started making music with my band in the 80s, so I am more product of post punk than classical music, and I have always carried on this way.
I can't imagine playing a boring gig. Like, a boring audience without reaction, I will play against them.
I want less and less control with music. Just playing music without any idea of composition or writing.
I don't compose, actually. I just record. I'm the opposite of a composer in my way of working. I'm more instinctive.
I love working and writing new songs. But sometimes you need to wait, to have something in your mind, and then you can let yourself play music.
Most of the time I like to start an album abroad, not at home, just to avoid the pressure, to not wake up and think, 'OK, it's the first of recording this album.' I like to avoid that.
I started making music with my band in the '80s, so I am more product of post punk than classical music, and I have always carried on this way.
When I'm working in the studio, I like to be on my own because I don't know where I'm going; I want to be completely free to spend lots of time on songs.
