When the slaves left Africa, they left us this music. They left us blues.
Youssou N'Dour
I want to use my music to deliver a political message and sometimes to denounce, but I don't want to be a politician.
Music is a language.
I think that Sufism fits all over the world. The concept is not anything that fits standard Western ideas - it's always related to culture, to... →
Music in Africa often contains messages. Music in Senegal, and Africa, is never music for music's sake or solely for entertainment. It's... →
My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music.
Vladimir Nabokov
Every year I go to Broadway to see a musical - I like the music. I saw 'Mamma Mia;' I saw 'Les Miserables;' I saw 'Phantom of the... →
Rafael Nadal
I normally listen to Spanish music - well, Latin music. I like a lot of singers.
I'm always searching for new music, and I change what I listen to on a regular basis.
I hear music as narrative.
Ajay Naidu