I Lived For Music Since I Could

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.

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.

I've Always Stood On One Fact - That All Over The World, There Are Only Two Things, The Establishment And The Poor People. The Poor People Are A Massive Majority And Across The World They Are Exploited In Different Kinds Of Ways. The Establishment Depends On Exploiting Raw Materials And The Poor.

I Had To Run Away From Home In Order To Be A Musician. Because I Came From A Family Of... My Father Was A Health Inspector; My Mother Was A Social Worker. And I Was Pretty Smart In School. So They Expected Me To Be Some Kind Of Academic - Schoolteacher, Or Doctor, Lawyer - And They Were Very Disappointed When I Told Them I Wanted To Be A Musician.

I Don't Think Any Musician Ever Thinks About Making A Statement. I Think Everybody Goes Into Music Loving It.