It's been a hard time to celebrate, to come out with a smile. But I'm an American. Naomi asked me to come out to support other Americans, and here I am.

I was at a U2 concert and someone asked me if my hair color was real... I thought to myself, if I had $1 for every time someone asked me this, I would be very rich.

I am not an American; I am the American.

I am not an African. I am an American.

I am proud to be an American Citizen.

Still, American composers working in France have had a pretty hard time.