Gotta Kick At The Darkness Til It

Since The Early '80s, I've Found Myself In War Zones In Various Parts Of The World.

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.

Once You Tie Anger And Ego Together Then You're A Monster, At Least A Latent One. So You Have To Be Able To Separate Those Things Before You Are Going To Be Able To Do Anything Useful With Your Anger.

The Second Half Of The '60s Really Was A Kind Of Learning Period, In Terms Of Writing, For Me.

Abu Ghraib, As Bad As It Was, Can't Be Compared To What Saddam Was Doing To People.