Hugh Masekela

When people campaign for positions, they promise people all kinds of things.

I've got to where am in life not because of something I brought to the world but through something I found - the wealth of African culture.

I don't think any musician ever thinks about making a statement. I think everybody goes into music loving it.

Jokes are very curious things psychologically.

Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful.

An actress once advised me, 'Make sure you do your own laundry - it will keep you honest.'