What is music in America? It's this stand-in for political action in a lot of senses. We have no democracy and we have no art culture, and we've long considered politics nebbish-y and hopelessly unsexy. So a lot of what… — Ian Svenonius Copy Share Image
If a Cuban refugee is escaping, we're saying they're a political refugee, but why isn't a Haitian refugee a political refugee? They're escaping the capitalism and degradation of economic imperialism. We don't call them political refugees; we call them unfortunate… — Ian Svenonius Copy Share Image
What is music in America? It's this stand-in for political action in a lot of senses. We have no democracy and we have no… — Ian Svenonius Copy Share Image
If a Cuban refugee is escaping, we're saying they're a political refugee, but why isn't a Haitian refugee a political refugee? They're escaping the… — Ian Svenonius Copy Share Image
When a capitalist looks at the river, all they can think about is, "How can I pollute this river and destroy it and make… — Ian Svenonius Copy Share Image
I don't like the triumphalism of the American narrative, this kind of "chosen people" complex that American people have, so it's inspiring to see… — Ian Svenonius Copy Share Image
There's no real nationalism in this county. If you're poor in America, that's a criminal offense. You're not only a criminal for being poor,… — Ian Svenonius Copy Share Image
In underground music, there seems to be this real inability for people to express themselves in any kind of heroic or mythological way. There's… — Ian Svenonius Copy Share Image
Cool thing about Fidel Castro is that the CIA and the mafia - which are both terrible organizations that tried to murder him again… — Ian Svenonius Copy Share Image
Kanye West hasn't really done anything worthwhile-- except maybe musically, I haven't heard him. But he hasn't overthrown the government. — Ian Svenonius Copy Share Image
We live in a unipolar world at this point with America as a moral arbiter and the whole morality is based on this insane… — Ian Svenonius Copy Share Image
I love lyrics. I've always been averse to the straight lyric idea. I guess a big part of it is, that songs that are… — Ian Svenonius Copy Share Image
If your moon sign is in Leo, you have a lot of empathy for Leos. You empathize with their approach and their aims and… — Ian Svenonius Copy Share Image
A lot of people come to America all the time for economic opportunities. This country is this huge work farm and you can make… — Ian Svenonius Copy Share Image
