I'm not afraid of computers taking over the world.
I've never believed that pop music is escapist trash. There's always a darkness in it, even amidst great pop music.
One of the interesting things here is that the people who should be shaping the future are politicians. But the political framework itself is so dead and closed that people look to other sources, like artists, because art and music allow people a certain freedom.
I think the most important thing about music is the sense of escape.
Music is valued for its ability to provide a sense of escape from the challenges and stresses of everyday life. It offers a refuge into a world of emotions and imagination.
I think artists can influence only through making music that challenges people, excites them and flips them out. Music that repeats what you know in ever-decreasing derivation, that's unchallenging and unstimulating, deadens our minds, our imagination and our ability to see beyond the hell we find ourselves in.
Someone needs to tell the truth, but it shouldn't be my job.