The Sonics I found later and that was pretty important Jello Biafra More Quotes by Jello Biafra More Quotes From Jello Biafra One of the best things that's come out of the Seattle protests is the birth of the Independent Media Center. It's not as though the independent media movement wasn't already there, but it's given it another jump-start. There's the feeling that not only should we report on our underground culture and our own situation, but now we have to start telling people what's really going on at a time when everything from CNN to USA Today is as tightly controlled as Tass or Pravda. Jello Biafra usa independent media I've never been a big fan of subtle art. I like art that gets deep into my head and starts my brain spinning with new ideas and inspiration and my whole body is full of energy. Jello Biafra inspiration ideas art If you love god, burn a church. Jello Biafra church god-love ifs I think one of the most important things punk brought back was the whole concept of staying independent and doing things yourself. It made music a lot less boring in any category you can name. Jello Biafra independent names thinking Don't hate the media, become the media. Jello Biafra media hate inspirational Punk rock will never die, until something more dangerous replaces it. Jello Biafra punk dangerous rocks Let me start by saying, I'm utterly disgusted with the former members of the Dead Kennedys. Jello Biafra disgusted members let-me And we will NOT let Campbell's Soup, Old Navy, or anybody ELSE, HAMMER into the minds of girls as YOUNG as SIX YEARS OLD that they should ALWAYS hate their bodies and ALWAYS be on a diet! Jello Biafra girl hate years I think Noam Chomsky is a national treasure - make that an international treasure. Jello Biafra national-treasure treasure thinking You have to be down here in the States to realize just how tightly controlled the corporate media is and how much they practise Soviet-style censorship through creative omission. Jello Biafra omission media creative Hardly anybody in America pays attention to local elections. Jello Biafra pay attention america Well, I don't think I'll ever stop being frustrated or feel fulfilled artistically. Jello Biafra wells frustrated thinking My attitude is if somebody blunders into the level of popularity; at least remember the human factor. These guys are still human beings and hopefully still have hearts and if you keep in touch with them rather than vilify them you may be able to encourage them to go in the right direction. What I'm hoping will eventually happen is that they will grasp the amount of power and financial clout that is now at their fingertips and use those as tools to help real people with real things the way punk politics was always designed to do before, but nobody had any money. Jello Biafra real heart attitude I'm tired of being ruled by the Skull and Bones. The only place they belong are on punk-rock albums! Jello Biafra rocks tired skulls Well, once you get involved with bloodsport litigation, you can not only get drunk on your own greed but start to believe your own lies. Jello Biafra drunk believe lying I'm totally down with insurrection in the street. I've had a great time with that over the years. Insurrection in the voting booth is the other part of the equation. Jello Biafra had-a-great-time voting years I saw the Ramones, early on at a country-rock palace in Denver. They were opening for some record-company band, so the local music establishment, and I emphasize the word "establishment," was there in force, and the handful of us who knew the Ramones were up in front. And half the fun was, you know, not only were the Ramones the most powerful band I had ever seen at that point, but they made it look so simple - that anyone could do it, hell, even I could do it. This is what I should be doing. Jello Biafra powerful fun country So basically the understanding on these so-called reissues is that they were done behind my back, without my permission, and the band informed me that I would no longer be paid on them at all. Jello Biafra band understanding done It depends on the situation. I mean, on one hand there's the argument that people should be left alone on the other hand, there's the argument to wade in a stop slaughters in places like Bosnia and Kosovo and what we probably should have done in Rwanda. Jello Biafra should-have mean hands I'm appalled at how many people my age, or even five or ten years younger, have no tangible memories of important history that happened when we were growing up. Jello Biafra growing-up memories years
