He's talking about the whole world here, but this could be a manifesto for us Africans.

"there's no big label deals, no coke and hooker parties, ... and yr never going to get on top of the pops. so the only people left to start bands are those who just have an urge to make rock music are the ones driven to do it out of pure love for the music, the buzz of playing live and watching people move to their songs & take them home & soundtrack their lives."