For an artist to go and play in a country that occupies other people's land and oppresses them, the way Israel does, is plain wrong. They should say no.

I would not rule out going to Israel because I disapprove of the foreign policy any more than I would refuse to play in the UK because I disapprove of (British Prime Minister) Tony Blair's foreign policy.

I would not rule out going to Israel because I disapprove of the foreign policy any more than I would refuse to play in the UK because I disapprove of Tony Blair's foreign policy.

Where in the Constitution does it say that because we don't like a foreign country's leader, we should go in and topple the dictator?

Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.

Every country has an aspect to it that rubs up people the wrong way.