This poet is a griot in search of a village.
Working pretty much nonstop as an artist, the hardest thing is to know what to do with yourself when you have some time off. You struggle with yourself to take a vacation.
When you train a horse on a daily basis, you're a part of the horse's movement, you're a part of his motion. Everything that the horse experiences is coming from you. There's a total connection -- a true friendship -- and the connection touches the soul completely.
Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.
I'm not a quitter. I believe in following things through.
I try to sing whatever the music makes me feel. And we play so much music from the other records at shows that I hope no one will miss the old style too much.
I feel like every five to seven years I really need to put myself in this position of discomfort and exploration, just to survive. Otherwise I feel like I'm falling asleep, like I'll go crazy if I don't do it.
I got a custom-made silk dress from a Chinese tailor for really cheap. I sketched it out on a piece of paper, and they took my measurements and made the dress for me in a day!
At the end of the day, we're people and we should fight for each other and we should make sure the well-being of each one of us is taken care of.
If you act enthusiastic, you'll be enthusiastic!
I do think that Americans are poorly served by their media, at times extremely poorly served by their elected officials who are non responsive to majority feelings and cut off to a certain degree from the affairs of the world.