[During the second Sudanese Civil War] what was actually killing us wasn't the Muslims, wasn't the Arabs. It was somebody sitting somewhere manipulat….

If I sleep for more than half an hour, I get horrible dreams in which I'm firing a gun and helicopters are coming down..

When people know you've been a soldier, they judge you: you are a thief, a lost boy..

Peace may be negotiated by politicians, but it is something written in hearts and minds not on pieces of paper.

Any child soldier has to go through a lot of love, care and understanding to become normal..

I'm rapping in English but in an African way. I'm not trying to sound like an American..

Music is powerful. It is the only thing that can speak into your mind, your heart and your soul without your permission..

I lost my childhood. I didn't play football or video games. Or have birthdays or the love of a family..

I am proof that one person can rise above any challenge, and if I can, then so will others if they are given the chance..

To tell my story, to touch lives..

In Africa, you know, if you're poor, at least you can go to the forest and share some mangoes with the gorillas and monkey..

If you really kill, you don't want to talk about it..

Music is actually where I see heaven..

I grew up in poverty. For 25 years I was fed on aid..

I still have nightmares of dead comrades, a long time ago, talking to me. 'Emmanuel, don't forget about us, don't give up, keep telling our story.'.

Only a coward will use a gun to protect and get respect for themselves..

The worst people on earth are not only those who commit evil, but those who stand by and turn a blind eye.

I don't take modern hip-hop as real. It's entertaining, it's fake, like James Bond..

In Africa, music is for everything, Music was originally used for community. That was what music was for..

It’s no longer about the Lost Boys. They keep trying to make their way out, then they meet other people and empathize with them. It’s a story that a ….

A cold heart is my protection mechanism. I don't really feel anything for anyone..