Political statements are usually more direct, and it works with the upbeat music as well, for some reason, the directness of your statements.

I think nobody wants to hear a sermon. Well, some people do, but maybe not through music or not with me. No one wants to hear me give a speech that way.

Political statements are usually more direct, and it works with the upbeat music as well, for some reason, the directness of your statements.

Awareness in our society has flipped all types of injustice on its head.

It's important for all people, and not just people in bands, to speak out on social justice issues. That means journalists or plumbers have just as much of a responsibility to do that as artists.

Sometimes it's better to have a benign dictator than a dumb democracy, to be honest.

I really feel like civilisation's already over. It's not ending but it's already done. We're all addicted to the concept that humanity equals civilisation and that's not the case. We need a global conversation to be able to decipher how we can live from this point forward. We have to redefine our relationship with our environment.