When culture is created in boardrooms with a panel of six or seven strategists for the masses to follow, to me that is no different than an aristocracy. It's not created from the people in the middle of the streets, so to speak. It is created from a petri dish for the sake of making money, and it is undermining the longevity of the culture.

Oh, America is slipping away from the rest of the consciousness of the planet - slipping away.

So, rather than trying to humbly mix with the rest of the world, we are forcing ourselves upon it. We seem to create conflicts with everyone.

I don't have any exteriors that would actually put me into some kind of different air that would actually intimidate somebody to stay away from me.

If you go get a passport, it might encourage you to at least consider the world around you.

When culture is created in boardrooms with a panel of six or seven strategists for the masses to follow, to me that is no different than an aristocracy. It's not created from the people in the middle of the streets, so to speak. It is created from a petri dish for the sake of making money, and it is undermining the longevity of the culture.

I think too much of the music industry is for the lawyer and accountant mentality.