The real question is what to live for. And I can't answer it. Except another one of your records. And another chance for me to write. Art for art's sake, corny as that sounds.

... the twin concepts of nihilism and the antihero have had it. What began with The Wild One and James "nobody understands me" Dean, ran with increasing vehement negativism up through the Stones and Velvets and Iggy ... [I]t may be time, in spite of all indications to the contrary from the exterior society, to begin thinking in terms of heroes again, of love instead of hate, of energy instead of violence, of strength instead of cruelty, of action instead of reaction.

Sexual chaos reigns currently, but out of chaos may flow true understanding and harmony, and either way Elvis almost singlehandedly opened the floodgates.

The great thing about The Clash of course is that they keep searching for answers beyond that.

I don't see that there are any particular changes in popular music.

The Mekons are the most revolutionary group in the history of rock 'n' roll.

The whole point of American culture is to pick up any old piece of trash and make it shine with more facets than the Hope Diamond.