“It’s always the music first for me. But if the music isn’t selling, there isn’t gonna be no business. So you gotta make sure music is always the first priority.”

I love to just go to the movies, watch movies, listen to the scores and all that ’cause that’s, like, the next step for me.

Brotherhood is measured by the Wars you’ve won not by the ones you’ve fought.

As Africans we shouldn’t ever have to reach out to build our own country, there is enough money in Africa itself.

Never start something to prove people wrong, Always start to prove yourself right.

Melody has a certain way that it projects back to you. It triggers certain nerves in your body and certain instincts that normally wouldn’t be triggered by a normal voice.

Whatever obstacle comes your way, you gotta be prepared to jump over it! And I think that’s what separates the legends from the regular artists. It’s all in how you manage that success, and how you deal with the controversy when it actually comes.

When I first heard hip-hop I thought it was rubbish because I didn’t understand the concept of people talking over music.

I just like music all the way around the board. I can’t stick to one thing – I’ve got to move around.

My ideas come when I least expect it, so I’ve always got to have a studio nearby or close by somewhere.

Living right brings the smile out of you!!

Whoever told you its not possible was lying! Keep going!

Two things that define SUCCESS In LIFE: – The Way You manage when you have nothing & way you behave when you have everything.

I always want to set myself a challenge by doing something no-one would expect me to do! But, having said that, I don’t feel as a musician you can steer too far away from what you normally do.

People will throw stones at you. Don’t throw them back. Collect them all and build an empire.

Misery is a choice. I chose happiness.

What I remember the most really was just running wild there. Barefooted, swimming in dirty lakes, selling fruit, picking mango trees, hoping not to get caught because they don’t take kindly to thieves in Africa.

The opportunity will not remain open indefinitely.

The great thing about fact-based decisions is that they overrule the hierarchy.

It’s only when the tide goes out that you discover who’s been swimming naked.

My business is making people, especially children, happy.

I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

Building a mission and building a business go hand in hand.

Focus on your goals and dreams. Do the things that you can do. Things will happen that you can’t anticipate.

If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.