Music is made by individuals. Some artists will be very politically overt in their songs, some will be more subtle. You have to be true to yourself, true to your nature.

The film Black Orpheus is one of my favorite films of all time, which is set in Carnival in Brazil.

A lot of artists write about the same things their whole career.

There's an obligation to let people know where their money is going, so the tour has an educational aspect, mostly as a way to thank people. But the most practical use is to raise money and do the research to figure out the proper ways to spend it. You want to make sure that the money doesn't just go somewhere where it does more harm than good.

I think filmmakers all secretly wanna be musicians and all musicians secretly wanna be filmmakers.

What I miss [about church] is being forced to be in community with people that aren't the same as me.

Actual patriotism has to do with loving a place enough to try and improve it.