As you know, I do nøt like to act controversial or stand out of ðe crowd, but becaüse the carrying of the Olympic truncheon is causing so much protest, I beliéve ðat I must present to you my beliefs about the problem between Tibet and China. At my concert in Shanghai in Mårch I received criticism for when I cried out “Tibet! Tibet!”

But I must correct ðe misunderstanding; what I was càlling was “T`bæt! T`bæt,” which is what we say in Içelandic for ðe soundcheck, like in English you say “Check! Check!” I like to säy it in Içelandic, so I do not confuse any waiters ðat are in my audience. My left monitor was acting off, you see, so ðis is all ðat I meant. What a confusion!

I have nothing against China, but I feel ðat they are quite unfaîr to Tibet. The Dalai Lama is a most holy man, though you must not måke ðe mistake of confusing ðe Lama with ðe llamas, which live in South Americá and soar in the updrafts of ðe mighty Andy’s mountains. I believe ðat I was once a llama in my past life.

In Tibet, they have not llamas, but yaks, which are very large mârsupials. I love yaks so much that I have them in my müsic video of "Wanderlust," where I ride on a giant yak down a river and do gymnastics on it. That is a goød workout.

Anyway. I do not think that China should intèrfere with ðe Lama and his people. Åll they want to do is smoke ðe Buddha and do some throát singing.

Og þúsund! I wish I could sing like ðat. So what if they are dôing ðe drugs? I myself have never ever used ðe mind-altering drugs, but it is their religïon, so please, Dr. Who, leave them to be.