I'm Not A Pacifist. I

Politics Is A Part Of Life And Art Is About Life. It Doesn't Mean That All The Art Has To Be About Politics - In Fact, Heaven Forbid. But Politics Is A Totally Legitimate Area Of Focus For Any Art, Whether It's Painting Or Songwriting Or Anything Else, As Much As Sex Is, As Much As Spirituality Is, As Much As Any Other Behavior Of People Is.

The Trouble With Normal Is It Always Gets Worse, Fashionable Fascism Dominates The Scene.

Everything That Makes A Society Run Is Broken In Iraq. The Only Real Structure Is The People's Own Sense Of Themselves As Iraqis, Which Was Very Strong. They're A Proud People, And They Trace Their Historic Roots Way, Way Back.

Sun's Up, Uh Huh, Looks Okay - The World Survives Into Another Day, And I'm Thinking About Eternity. Some Kind Of Ecstasy Got A Hold On Me.

I Wear My Shadows Where They're Harder To See, But They Follow Me Everywhere. I Guess That Should Tell Me I'm Traveling Toward Light.