Dave Davies

So your family applied for asylum and you were waiting for a hearing and a decision for all those years.

So your family applied for asylum and you were waiting for a hearing and a decision for all those years.

So your family applied for asylum and you were waiting for a hearing and a decision for all those years.

You traveled a lot and I happen to know that there's one occasion when you got upgraded to first class and seated next to Eric Trump of all people. Tell us that story.

You traveled a lot and I happen to know that there's one occasion when you got upgraded to first class and seated next to Eric Trump of all people. Tell us that story.

You traveled a lot and I happen to know that there's one occasion when you got upgraded to first class and seated next to Eric Trump of all people. Tell us that story.

When you gave him the business and said, you know, talked about the Muslim ban, how did he respond?

When you gave him the business and said, you know, talked about the Muslim ban, how did he respond?

When you gave him the business and said, you know, talked about the Muslim ban, how did he respond?

Mo Amherst stars in the series based on his life called Mo, which is in its second season on Netflix. We'll hear more after this short break. This is Fresh Air.

Mo Amherst stars in the series based on his life called Mo, which is in its second season on Netflix. We'll hear more after this short break. This is Fresh Air.

Mo Amherst stars in the series based on his life called Mo, which is in its second season on Netflix. We'll hear more after this short break. This is Fresh Air.

One of the interesting things about your career, I read that relatively early in your career, you got gigs performing before American troops in Europe and then in the Middle East, right?

One of the interesting things about your career, I read that relatively early in your career, you got gigs performing before American troops in Europe and then in the Middle East, right?

One of the interesting things about your career, I read that relatively early in your career, you got gigs performing before American troops in Europe and then in the Middle East, right?

What kind of stuff did you do before then? Did you – I don't know. Did you play upon your ethnic background or –

What kind of stuff did you do before then? Did you – I don't know. Did you play upon your ethnic background or –

What kind of stuff did you do before then? Did you – I don't know. Did you play upon your ethnic background or –

Yeah, you know, it's been 21 years since then. And there's a generation of people who didn't experience that. And people can forget the intensity, you know, of the... Well, I mean anti-Arab and anti-Islam feeling which rippled through the population and I'm sure through service people that you performed for. Did you get blowback? I mean how did you deal with it?

Yeah, you know, it's been 21 years since then. And there's a generation of people who didn't experience that. And people can forget the intensity, you know, of the... Well, I mean anti-Arab and anti-Islam feeling which rippled through the population and I'm sure through service people that you performed for. Did you get blowback? I mean how did you deal with it?