I was so happy to see that the others were OK, because I knew what I had just come from. |
I would say that the city, state and national government just turned their backs on us because we didn't get anything to eat or drink, there was no law and order, and no plan. |
They picked me and some other neighbors up and brought us to this school. I had nothing besides what I was wearing, my wallet was soaking wet, and I had one thong shoe and one bare foot because the other shoe came off in the water. |
We're not going to let a hurricane stop our music. This music is too important to the musicians and people of New Orleans, and to the people of the world. This music is our treasure and we want to share it. |