So it started as self-defense, but I think some operators, they realized very quickly that with piracy you can earn much more money than you can as a descent fisherman.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

"You're a story-teller, and as a musician, you're almost a film psychiatrist because the music is dealing with the emotional underpinnings so often of what's actually going on in the story."

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

"We hope as this debate goes forward we will have a chance to meet with you and your administration and the Congressional ideas that work that states can implement, so we can all work together."

VOA: standard.2010.02.22

I think that with a lot of advocacy and, as you know now there is a good amount of popular faces, popular stars that also engage in HIV, whether it's through UNICEF, and recently UNAIDS has appointed its first regional Goodwill Ambassador and we are very happy that he's coming out loud, speaking about stigma and discrimination, speaking about the rights of our key populations, speaking about the time to act, speaking about the right policies, targeted action.

VOA: standard.2010.07.07