I think Noam Chomsky is a national treasure - make that an international treasure.

Growing up in a family that listened to almost nothing but classical music had its effects, as well. "California Über Alles," the first Dead Kennedys single, was inspired musically more by Japanese Kabuki than anything else.

I enjoy getting people angry and getting underneath their skin, especially people who don't think.

What they're not doing is marketing the Dead Kennedys in the spirit of what the band stood for.

There's sort of an open offer to work with a guy in Los Angeles who does big band and orchestra arrangements who was at least an acquaintance to Les Baxter before he passed away.

If I get even five per cent of my ideas out and documented before I die, I'll be lucky. I'm not in danger of running out of riffs or ideas anytime soon. They overwhelm me and it's hard to find time to deal with them.

Hardly anybody in America pays attention to local elections.