Man is a complex being: he makes deserts bloom - and lakes die.

Colour is not the issue in America; class is.

I was one of the first three black students to go to an all-white school in Tennessee.

I try not to take people who haven't really thought out what they're doing too seriously. I try not to let them get in the way of what I feel I need to do.

I tour more than I need to, more than is good for you. But it's my favorite part of music. I much prefer it to studio work.

You will not be able to stay home, brother./You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out./You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip,/Skip out for beer during commercials,/Because the revolution will not be televised.

Well the first thing I want to say is mandate, my ass... We've been convinced that 26% of the registered voters is actually a mandate. We're all actors in this I suppose.