Government and culture are two diametrically opposed forces - the one blinds and oppresses, the other uplifts and unites.

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

Music used to cause revolutions and I'm not seeing much revolution anymore.

Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and when people start getting it confused, that means they need to sit down with some real people.

Why would twenty-six-year-old "teenagers" care about political ramifications if their backs are not up against the wall? But if their backs are against the wall they may be plucked to fight in Iraq, and all of sudden they become politicized real quick.

I'm not a U.S. citizen. I mean, I'm an earth-izen. Borderline policies are crap to me.

There are too many leaders anointed because they have a public voice - television, radio, or record, or whatever. That even includes myself. In the past, I'd say, 'Don't anoint me when you can anoint yourself.'