The reason why many young people in the Vietnam War era were active was their lives were threatened by the draft and they were going to perhaps be forced to go overseas and fight in an immoral war.

A good song should make you wanna tap your foot and get with your girl. A great song should destroy cops and set fire to the suburbs. I'm only interested in writing great songs.

I've always been on a personal mission to save the guitar.

I literally integrated the small town of Libertyville, Illinois. I was the first person of color to reside within its borders.

There's a lot of injustice in the world and it's what I sing about in my music and what I try to confront in my life as an activist.

In my own way, I was a rebellious kid.

If Trump is going to govern in a fascist way, then we need to make America ungovernable.