Manhattan seems pretty developed, you know what I mean? Like, it has peaked in culture.

The Pyramids are perfect, but you can't put the Pyramids in the middle of Manhattan. In the desert, the combination of light and form makes it perfect.

In India, you see the way they embrace color in the culture - it's very celebratory of the existence of color. There's no rule of what color belongs together or doesn't belong together. They're not precious about it. It's very full-on.

I feel like people either love me or hate me, which is good, because that was the point of what I do. The point of M.I.A. is to be - it's either to be loved or hated. At least you evoke that much of a strong opinion about music.

I feel like a mirror reflecting back everyone's perception of me.

When you are culture, you're forever young, like Snoop. When you're on that level, it's just contributing to the gangsta.