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Music And The Arts Feed Our Souls, But A Decent Wage Puts Food On The Table. Musicians, Fans Of Music, And Grassroots Political Organizations Are A Potent Force To Fight For Social Justice.

I Didn't Choose To Be A Guitar Player. That Was Something That Felt Like It Was Chosen For Me. And With That Blessing And Curse, I, Throughout My Entire Career, It's Been My Job To Weave My Convictions Into My Vocation. And Whether I'm Standing In The Streets Of Chicago Or The Occupy Wall Street Or In Madison, Wisconsin, My Job Is To Steel The Backbone Of People On The Frontlines Of Social Justice Struggles, And To Put Wind In Sails Of Those Struggles. And People Who Are Fighting On A, On A Daily Basis, At A Grass Roots Level, For The Things That I Believe In.

Paul Ryan's Love For Rage Against The Machine Is Amusing, Because He Is The Embodiment Of The Machine That Our Music Has Been Raging Against For Two Decades

Poverty Is Curable, But It’s Just Not Done, Because It's Not Profitable. And That Is The Kind Of Violence That's Perpetuated On Humanity.

I've Always Been On A Personal Mission To Save The Guitar.