I had just left Wall Street, cut my hair to look like Margaret Mead, given away most everything that I owned, and arrived with all the essentials -- some poetry, a few clothes, and, of course, a guitar -- because I was going to save the world, and I thought I would just start with the African continent.
Acabara de sair de Wall Street,  cortara o cabelo como a Margaret Mead, dera quase tudo o que possuía, e chegara com o essencial — alguma poesia, umas roupas, e claro uma guitarra — porque eu ia salvar o mundo, e pensei que poderia começar  pelo continente africano.