I think art can really serve to inspire a movement - and, of course, it has in the past. The Civil Rights movement wouldn't have the same resonance without the songs from everyone from Pete Seeger to Odetta to James Brown.

Come, my love, we have oceans to sail.

I'm usually trying to get back into the dream or analyzing the dream. And yeah, the days, most days begin like that.

the anchor man thrown overboard has simply rooted us in history's repeating cycle

Jay Z and President Bush have a lot in common, that same brash confidence

They say that I am a poet I wonder what they would say if they saw me from the inside I bottle emotions and place them into the sea for others to unbottle on distant shores I am unsure as to whether they ever reach and for that matter as to whether I ever get my point across or my love

The downfall of the industry seems to actually be good for art. I think the industry will find their way once the focus shifts from its greed-based origins, downsizes, and begins to support creative visions that speak to our times and shifting ideals.