Music is not supposed to be nationalist. It is supposed to surpass language barriers. It is about generations communicating with each other.
There was no language barrier when it came to kids, and when it came to play.
There are no language barriers when you are smiling.
I've been in situations like in Tokyo where people sang my song word for word and then when the music stopped, they couldn't speak to me. I've seen the music break the language barrier.
Initially, before I came to Hollywood, I thought that the language barrier would be the biggest challenge, but I realized that actors all around the world, regardless of language, are all the same.
Musicians can travel all over the world and have an audience, because there's no language barrier.