You need everyone to get together and just believe in it, and lead by example that it is possible to be outside the system, and that's really super-f - king hard, and I'm sure there's some geniuses out there who can achieve it.

That divide between the rich and poor is so crazy, because even white kids are suffering now.

There's a bit of hope that a song can be about anything. If you want to write a song about anything, you can, and you don't have to put it through the process of having it be trendy or cool or generic pop or these types.

With homogenized culture, even if you feel frustrated, you'd have to write a Taylor Swift song to get heard.

Besides, isn't it more exciting when you don't have permission?

I find the new Justin Bieber video more violent and more of an assault to my eyes and senses than what I've made.

Across the world, on your phone, everybody gets the same list of things to read, listen to, and watch.