Being A Musician Is A Given For

Unity And Resistance Is A Strong American Trait.

The Skin You're In Makes Choices For You...

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.

The Most Powerful Music Is Music With Purpose.

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.