Things Like Rebellion And Resistance To Authority

Being A Musician Is A Given For Me-i Didn't Have Much Choice In The Matter.

There's A Unique Component Of Music That Is Different From, The Written Pamphlet Or A Speech. There's Something, When You Get The Right Combination Of Rhythm, Melody And The Right Lyrical Couplet, That Feels Like Truth In The Reptilian Brain. There's Something Hardwired In Our D.n.a.. And When You Get A Large Group Of People Singing Together In Solidarity, It's Something That, In My Experience, And I've Played Countless Demonstrations And Protests Through The Years, It's Something That Can Really Help A Struggle.

I Myself Am A Very, Very Peaceful Person. Throughout Our History, From Our Own American Revolution To The Resistance Against Apartheid In South Africa, To Labor Strikes In The Us, People Have Resorted To Violence To Achieve A More Progressive Society, From Time To Time.

In A World Of Bands Called Limp Bizkit And Hoobastank, Electric Sheep Rolls Off The Tongue Like A Shakespearean Love Sonnet. Leave Me Alone.

Then About 12 Years Ago It Dawned On Me That Folk Music - The Music Of Woody Guthrie And Phil Ochs, Early Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Pete Seeger - Could Be As Heavy As Anything That Comes Through A Marshall Stack. The Combination Of Three Chords And The Right Lyrical Couplet Can Be As Heavy As Anything In The Metallica Catalogue.