Quote #13

'You can't ignore what some bands have done. I know that from my own experience, from the way my life was changed by 'Fuck Armageddon, This Is Hell' by Bad Religion. I know our record will be in a bin next to Lionel Richie--but so are John Coltrane, KRS-1 and Boogie Down Productions, and Public Enemy.'

More from Zack de la Rocha

  1. 'If today I had a young mind to direct, to start on the journey of life, and I was faced with the duty of choosing between the natural way …
  2. 'Lies, sanctions, and cruise missiles have never created a free and just society. Only everyday people can do that, which is why I'm joinin…
  3. 'One of the great things about young people is that they do question, that they do care deeply about justice, and that they have open minds…
  4. 'He has the nerve to call us violent when last year there were 80,000 cases of police brutality filed against departments all over the coun…
  5. 'I'm in this band to give volume to various struggles throughout the world. To me, the tension in this band is a minimal sacrifice.'
  6. 'This next song goes out to those who still believe that there is an american dream. And still believe that within that dream there is some…
  7. 'We were witnesses to that. We saw how the soldiers burned and razed the fields, threw the children out of schools, and turned the schools …
  8. 'We've got to regain knowledge again, and we've got to regain an understanding again, of who we are. Not just those chosen to fuel systems,…

All Zack de la Rocha quotes