Unity and resistance is a strong American trait.

Paul Ryan's love for Rage Against The Machine is amusing, because he is the embodiment of the machine that our music has been raging against for two decades

A good song should make you wanna tap your foot and get with your girl. A great song should destroy cops and set fire to the suburbs. I'm only interested in writing great songs.

A musicians or artists responsibility is a simple one, and that is, through your music to tell the truth.

Music, I think, is best when it honestly explores personal demons, and it stirs around in the silt of the psyche to find out what's really there.

My music is made for the people who are willing to stand up to change this world themselves.

If aliens came down and challenged us to a Battle of the Bands to decide the fate of Planet Earth, I would feel very confident putting early Van Halen forward as our champion.

Bad presidents make for great music, and I'm gonna do my best to provide it.

When you wanna rock hard, children, lean on F#.

There's a lot of injustice in the world and it's what I sing about in my music and what I try to confront in my life as an activist.

Sacrifice and neon lights, Slaveships don't wait, Love many, trust few, And don't be late...

I'm very social, and in a place like New York, even if you're alone on the subway, you never feel lonely.

But I want first of all- in fact, as an end to these other desires- to be at peace with myself.

For any of us to come to the understanding that we are common and unlearned is the accomplishment of a lifetime.

Anybody who's against birth control and abortion has to be a criminal idiot.

People will let you down in this life, promises will be broken, you should expect less of others and trust more in yourself.

When I was 6 my father went to fight in the war, so he was my big hero. I thought he was the greatest thing.

The power to tax and spend is restricted by the enumerated powers.

Identify the thing that is going to stop you and then stop it.

I love romantic comedies. I know how terrible they are, but I love them! And I don't think that makes me less of a feminist.

The guiding motive of mankind should be charity towards men, charity towards all animals.