Youssou N'Dour Quotes - Page 2

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• I respect music, I do. I love it.

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• Senegal needs to free itself, to rediscover its democracy.

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  Democracy, Needs

  "Youssou N'Dour interview: 'Senegal is turning into a dictatorship'". Interview with Harriet Alexander, www.telegraph.co.uk. February 19, 2012.

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• If you come from Africa with your economic poverty and your cultural riches, and you meet someone like Peter Gabriel or a person from a big record company, and they tell you that what you are doing is marvelous, that makes you feel powerful.

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  Powerful, Gabriel, Records

  "A song and a prayer" by Mark Hudson, www.theguardian.com. May 23, 2004.

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• I really want to bring the message of love that is Islam to people; bring something new to that familiar face.

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  People, Islam, Want

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• Islam is a peaceful religion.

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  Peaceful, Islam

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• Senegal needs a renaissance.

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  Needs, Renaissance

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• Politics is politics; art is art. If you play a political role, you have to stop being an artist.

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  Art, Play, Political

  "I'm bringing a message" by Stephen Moss, www.theguardian.com. March 21, 2007.

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• My father used to tell me about how musicians don't have respect from people and he was afraid about my future.

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  Father, People, Musician

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• Listen, a lot of religions have fundamentalists.

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  Having Fun

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• My music is like a spinning ball. It can turn in one direction, and then it comes back to origins.

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  One Direction, Balls, Spinning

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