People get so attached to a position which they identify themselves with that they just spurt it out, but they can't really give you a viable reason why they feel that way.

As long as people are living their truth or their vision, whether they're activists or not, that's the important thing.

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

Capitalism unchecked is not a democratic system.

Touring and putting out records is fun and cool, but I've been doing it for a long time.

If you're using live bass versus orchestral bass, you've got to make sure that you're not stepping on the toes of the other elements, so you've got to balance it out.

I think anytime that you go to the extreme of any mode of economics, be it capitalism or communism, you have these feedback mechanisms that make the system turn in on itself.