“Bahrainis are better off than many other Arabs. We have a welfare state, everybody gets a salary whether they have a job or not. Electricity and food are subsidized; school and healthcare are free. And we don't differentiate between Bahrainis and foreigners. We are very proud of that.”

“I tend to stay up late, not because I'm partying but because it's the only time of the day when I'm alone and don't have to be performing.”