"People think our music's very aggressive or angry or whatever, and it's just the opposite, really... I like laughing. And I like being really calm before a show, and smiley."

"I'd rather let the music speak for itself."

"Civilization is a failure. We need to think what we can do together in love and peace."

"The percentage of Americans in the prison system, has doubled since 1985."

"I'm not comfortable with just entertaining. Although I like entertaining, I also like bringing forward the truth of our times as minstrels used to in the old days."