“I Can’t Believe I’m a Human Being”

What's the hype about?
The biggest hype is people saying, "OK, this guy is an ex-child soldier. Now he's doing something about his life and making an impact."

Tell me your favorite lyrics.
There's one song called "Forced to Sin," which is about my story, and there's one called "War Child."

Can you sing me a verse of "War Child"?
OK. [Begins rapping] I lost my father and mother in this battle/My brothers, too, perish in this struggle/All my life I've been hiding in the jungle/The pain I'm carrying is too much to handle/Who's there please to light my candle … something like that.

You played here [in Washington]. How was the response?
People liked it.

Do you have a record deal now in the U.K. or in the U.S.?
I just signed a new record deal with Sonic360.

Where did you learn English?
I learned English when I was smuggled into Kenya by [British aid worker] Emma
McCune [who later died in a car accident]. She put me into a British school.