We need to get back to a level of social responsibility that we haven't seen for a long time.

Most great records really start with the drums.

I'm prepared to spend the rest of my life playing clubs, if that means I'm playing music that I believe in.

My mother and I parting company at four years old is a recurring theme; although it's not symbolically necessarily present, it's present in all my relationships.

It makes me crazy to think that somebody might attack my city or any other city.

I have a musical ancestry as much as I have a family ancestry. Honoring those ancestors gives you access to a greater source of appreciation and information than you would have if you were just going on your own ego system.

I had such a big mouth for so long that it doesn't faze anybody anymore.