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Hugh Masekela Quotes

South African - Musician | April 4, 1939 - January 23, 2018

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.

Why More Answer Got Seems Demand

I just came from South Africa, a place that had been in a perpetual uprising since 1653, so the uprising had become a way of life in our culture and we grew up with rallies and strikes and marches and boycotts.

Life Culture Place Way Become Up

Apartheid didn't impinge on music. It impinged on people's freedoms.

Music People Apartheid Freedoms

When I left South Africa there were 10 million people - when I came back there were more than 40 million. I had to learn how to get to the highways because when I left where there were no highways.

People Learn Back Africa More Left

I always make the joke that I go home, to one of my homes, to go and do laundry so I can go on the road again.

Home Road I Can Laundry Go Always

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

Music Think Loving Statement I Think

I don't think anybody has ever been able to live up to what they promised. I don't know a government that has ever been successful at that because once they get into power, things change and the world is controlled also by business now.

Change Live Business Power World

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

Time World Long Born Long Time Well

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

People Things Kinds Promise Campaign

I lived for music since I could think.

Music Think Lived Since Could

I grew up with protests, marches, demonstrations, struggle. But I come from a clan of community workers.

Community Struggle Up Workers Come

I think it is incumbent on all human beings to oppose injustice in every form.

Think Injustice Human Human Beings

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