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" I was shocked when I came to New Orleans. I never knew there were beggars on the streets here. I didn't know that there were poor people. I thought this was Heaven, you know? "

Emmanuel Jal

Heaven

You

Thought

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

" 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. "

Emmanuel Jal

Sleep

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

" I'm constantly seen as a 'foreigner,' and I need my passport to prove my identity, to keep moving and to carry on my work. "

" War destroys people's souls. Most people focus on physical injuries, but the invisible injuries can take a lifetime to heal and affects the lives of generations to come. "

" The only foreign policy advice I heard from China was when they said to Sudan, 'Don't go back to war.' That's all they said. They didn't push anything else. "

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

Emmanuel Jal

Fake

Real

" Sometimes words are not needed, and the simplicity of expressing yourself through an art form is one of the best ways of communication. "

" When I listen to hip-hop, it's like no big difference how people sing in my village, 'cause bling would be their cow. "

" Rap music is amazing, it's beautiful. But the problem is the lyrics. The person who writes the lyrics - that's the problem. "

" For many Sudanese, it's for strength they choose to be Christian rather than Muslim. My mum was a Muslim but she became a Christian later. "

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

" Music moves my emotions because music loosens me up. "

Emmanuel Jal

Because

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

" In times of war, starvation, hunger and injustice, such tragedy can only be put aside if you allow yourself to be uplifted through music, film and dance. "

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

" Violence in Darfur is cataclysmic. "

" 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.' "

Emmanuel Jal

Time

Long Time

" What I always wanted to do when I was a kid was to speak out and help people which I continue to do afterwards. "

" Music - it's the only thing that can enter your system, your mind, your heart, without your permission. "

" Education is the only solution for peace. "

" 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. "

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

" Knife crime and gun crime is poverty-driven, and poverty leads to insecurity. "

" I would advise dancers, musicians and others in the entertainment industry to take up yoga, as it clears the mind and creates a sense of balance and stillness which is important for any performing artist. "

" When you see a Sudanese walking on the street, there is a story. "

" Young people are so brave when they go to fight. "

" When you don't educate the people, you're crippling them. You are, you're not giving them ways to survive. "

" When I first went to school, I was fighting all the time. The soldier mentality was still in me. I kept getting expelled. I found it hard to take instructions from anyone who wasn't a military commander. "

Emmanuel Jal

Time

School

" What music does to me, it helps me balance my inner pressure so that I can deal with the forces outside that are trying to pressure me. "