60 Quotes by Hugh Masekela

I’ve got to where I 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.

I don’t think what I do is influenced by suffering. I come from a talented people who are prolific in music and dance.

In my view, Africa’s real problems are cultural.

Africa has been troubled for a long time – well, the world has been troubled ever since I was born.

I’ve always stood on one fact – that all over the world, there are only two things, the Establishment and the poor people. The poor people are a massive majority and across the world they are exploited in different kinds of ways. The Establishment depends on exploiting raw materials and the poor.

I’m travelling more than ever. I don’t have the answer as to why, but the demand seems to have grown as I’ve got older.

It’s obvious that the rest of the world loves high African culture – African culture, period.

Whatever you go into, you have to go in there to be the best. There's no formulas. It's all about passion and honesty and hard work. It might look glamorous, but it takes a lot of hard work. The blessing with the arts is that you can do it forever.