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.

Live Below the Line raises real money to help the world's poorest people, but it is also a symbolic demonstration aimed at highlighting - not replicating - the plight of the world's poor.

There are severe limitations on civil rights. In the international arena, Iran is turning into an isolated country, and the international community is becoming more hostile toward it.