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Real things Quotes by Jello Biafra

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Jello Biafra’s commentary on real things cuts through pretension with punk‑born bluntness. Whether he’s riffing on politics, art, or the mundane, his words seize the concrete aspects of existence and lay them bare for anyone willing to hear the unvarnished truth.

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I don't think either the Offspring or Green Day started their bands with the intention of becoming so enormously popular; that sort of fell in their laps-especially the Offspring. My attitude is if somebody blunders into the level of popularity,…

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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…

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Don't hate the media, become the media.

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When my sixth grade teacher opened the class with subtle praise for the guardsmen shooting four people to death at Kent State, I'd given…

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You can spend the money on new housing for poor people and the homeless, or you can spend it on a football stadium or…

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I think Noam Chomsky is a national treasure - make that an international treasure.

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Another part of what gave me a questioning, rabble-rousing, activist heart and soul is that when all these heavy events went down, my parents…

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A hairstyle's not a lifestyle.

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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…

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I got out of that immediately was that now, all of a sudden, rock music had become a spectator sport, that corporate labels and…

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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…

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It's very irresponsible as a parent to follow Tipper Gore or the Religious Right's advice and just take the offending CD or game away…

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Any alternative culture that inspires a lot of passion and inspiration is also in danger of being set in its ways, almost from the…

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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…

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They've gone to great length to disguise the fact that I'm not in the band, even sending out a photo to promoters with my…

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A lot of the best acting training I had was in junior high and high school. We had very demanding directors and did real…

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I am an anarchist in my personal life. I try to live my life in a way that I don't need cops or baby-sitters…

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