Cool thing about Fidel Castro is that the CIA and the mafia - which are both terrible organizations that tried to murder him again and again - haven'…

- Ian Svenonius

When a capitalist looks at the river, all they can think about is, "How can I pollute this river and destroy it and make money from it?"

- Ian Svenonius

I love lyrics. I've always been averse to the straight lyric idea. I guess a big part of it is, that songs that are literary always turn me off. Beca…

- Ian Svenonius

Kanye West hasn't really done anything worthwhile-- except maybe musically, I haven't heard him. But he hasn't overthrown the government.

- Ian Svenonius

I don't like the triumphalism of the American narrative, this kind of "chosen people" complex that American people have, so it's inspiring to see peo…

- Ian Svenonius

There's no real nationalism in this county. If you're poor in America, that's a criminal offense. You're not only a criminal for being poor, but you'…

- Ian Svenonius

What is music in America? It's this stand-in for political action in a lot of senses. We have no democracy and we have no art culture, and we've long…

- Ian Svenonius

If your moon sign is in Leo, you have a lot of empathy for Leos. You empathize with their approach and their aims and their aura.

- Ian Svenonius

If a Cuban refugee is escaping, we're saying they're a political refugee, but why isn't a Haitian refugee a political refugee? They're escaping the c…

- Ian Svenonius