When You Wanna Rock Hard, Children, Lean

The Reason Why Many Young People In The Vietnam War Era Were Active Was Their Lives Were Threatened By The Draft And They Were Going To Perhaps Be Forced To Go Overseas And Fight In An Immoral War.

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.

Music And The Arts Feed Our Souls, But A Decent Wage Puts Food On The Table. Musicians, Fans Of Music, And Grassroots Political Organizations Are A Potent Force To Fight For Social Justice.

A Musicians Or Artists Responsibility Is A Simple One, And That Is, Through Your Music To Tell The Truth.

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.