“Sitting in an office for TOO long is not natural, perhaps, so that’s why we should change it. I didn’t say that out-and-out capitalism, which reduces humanity to dollar figures, is natural.”

The freedom we are looking for is the freedom to be ourselves, to express ourselves. But if we look at our lives we will see that most of the time we do things just to please others … The worst part is that most of us are not even aware that we are not free.

My heroes are the camera crew and the electricians. They work such long hours.

As long as I know what key the solo is in, I try to kind of empty my mind and not think about anything. I just play without thinking.

I take as a compliment. Long live equal rights.

Really living without clutter takes an iron will … This involves eternal watchfulness and that oldest and most relentless of the housewife’s occupations, picking up.

I’ve always believed in self, I’ve always believed that as long as I believe, nothing else matters. I just put that type of motivation and that type of energy into my music, and I’ve always had confidence in my music as well.

Strive for the Hereafter according to how long you shall remain there, and strive for this world according to how long you shall remain here.

A holiday is when you celebrate something that’s all finished up, that happened a long time ago and now there’s nothing left to celebrate but the dead.

But all my people, the Palestinians and the Arabs, wish me long life and freedom.