In Chile, they had penas, where the community would come together to sing and plan how they were going to overthrow the… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
I grew up around politics. I organized my first campaign when I was 14, a walk-out in my high school to protest… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
If I wasn't rapping about politics, then I might have been just another person trying to sell albums, and I might have… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
I have a problem with superheroes in general because, politically, superheroes are cops. Superheroes work with the government to uphold the law.… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
I think voting is the lowest form of political action that you can do. A lot of times, it keeps people from… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
The folks that are suggesting Occupy move to electoral politics are ignoring history, ignoring what actually creates change. People get involved in… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
What first got me involved in politics was being 14, and a youth organizer comes to my house with a van full… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
The point is, is that when you elect a politician, it has nothing to do with their personality. Politicians perform a function,… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
Because of my politics, I don't necessarily think that the independent capitalist is that much better than the multinational capitalist; it's just… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
I think it's important for us not just to edit the culture that capitalism creates but to create the material basis for a culture… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
What I'm trying to do is make music that people relate to, that talks about ideas that are personal but also make that connection… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
I thought my parents were always having card parties - and they were - but they were actually also having meetings to organize people.… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
Going to school in San Francisco, you're not going to meet as many people that are making films as you would if you went… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
What I like about music is that you make a song, you've got your ideas in it, and people make that song part of… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
What first got me involved in politics was being 14, and a youth organizer comes to my house with a van full of 14… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
A lot of organizers tell me that while they are making signs or doing whatever they do, they are listening to the Coup. — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
When we were doing shows in the mid-'90s, the audiences were 95% black. What's happened now is the gentrification of hip-hop. A lot of… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
You make art, you make it from what you know, and that's the best way to make art. You get lost in the details… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
