I've Always Been On A

I Find It Ironic That Now Water Is More Expensive Than Music. On The One Hand, Record Companies Can't Go Crying When They've Gouged Consumers For Decades, Charging Exorbitant Prices For Cds That Cost 29 Cents To Make. On The Other Hand, When Music Is Free, Musicians Starve.

There Are Literally Billions Of People On The Planet Who Live In An Unimaginable Poverty That's Not In Any Way Different From The Plight Of The People In Orchid. And You Can't Have The Splendor Of Rodeo Drive Without The Sweatshops Of Indonesia; Those Two Things Go Hand In Hand.

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.

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.

When Real Substantive Change Happens It's The People Who Watch Your Show, They're The Ones That Make It Happen. It's People Whose Names Are Not Highlighted In History Books. They're The Ones That Stand Up In Their Place And Time To Make Change.