Punk, and rock in general, is often very myopic. When people sing about "the world," they're generally focused almost entirely on the west and Europe. Sometimes South America. Sometimes Asia. But rarely Africa. The Ex, famously, is one of the… — G.W. Sok Copy Share Image
After 9/11, we had this "terrorist-Muslim-threat" in the US but at the same time, next to that, in Holland we had this growing awareness that the so-called integration of new Dutch people, a lot of those that had come to live and work in our country originated from countries such as Turkey and Morocco, and a lot of them are… — G.W. Sok Copy Share
From what I see, nowadays punk and anarchy are still connected with "fast loud music by smelly drunk chaos-people" and, yes, I know I'm over-generalizing here. So when the occasional venue still describes us The ex as "anarchopunk" that's a real bummer, since it attracts an audience that expects a kind of music - which we don't play - and… — G.W. Sok Copy Share
Ever since 9/11, the mood has changed quite a bit, and for the worst. The main cause for this change are the merchants of fear, who want to make us believe that Muslims are the new evil. By hammering on the assumption that all Muslims are terrorists who try to destroy the American society, they make people feel so very… — G.W. Sok Copy Share
I think that the sheer fact that music can raise certain questions or put topics on the agenda has in itself already an effect.… — G.W. Sok Copy Share Image
Punk, and rock in general, is often very myopic. When people sing about "the world," they're generally focused almost entirely on the west and… — G.W. Sok Copy Share Image
To me, the main idea of punk was do-it-yourself, which meant that you could basically do anything that you would wanna do. You don't… — G.W. Sok Copy Share Image
We strive towards a better world, but one can never do it without compromise. We can all change the world for the better, starting… — G.W. Sok Copy Share Image
We care about equality and democracy within the band and outside the band. For us life is about cooperation and solidarity, not about egotism,… — G.W. Sok Copy Share Image
I believe in freedom of speech, and at the same time I think that sometimes it can be worth it to not say something.… — G.W. Sok Copy Share Image
In the 1960s, people like Bob Dylan, his music and words were a threat to the society and mainstream of the time. It shook… — G.W. Sok Copy Share Image
Through the music and words we, as the band The ex, express our thoughts and opinions and ideas. It is not always totally necessary… — G.W. Sok Copy Share Image
