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I always traveled. I left Cameroon when I was 11 years old. I lived in the USA, in Switzerland.

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Old

Years

In black Africa, one does not strike, one does not express, one walks right.

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Right

Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid.

At one time, I was persuaded to want to make music, and people answered me that that was not possible.

Being in the stands is very difficult. I was never playing but I am nervous watching, waiting.

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Being

Waiting

Downtown, one has less time. But there are in Europe much people who have the faith, in South America, too.

It made me hungry. I feel like I'm in a program that really helped me individually as a player. I feel like I'm with a group of guys that are like my best friends.

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Friends

I felt the weight of the past at the beginning of my career of singer.

In the villages in Europe, there are still healers who tell stories.

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Europe

I did not support any more New York. I lived 10 years there, and after September 11, I felt very European. I did not share the opinion of people in the street, who were deeply influenced by what they heard in the media.

I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well.

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Positive

Karma

The important thing is staying together if you want to do something special.

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