I don't think it's too hippie to want to clean up the planet so you don't wind up dying of some kind of cancer when you're 45 years old. It enrages me that these big cancer-research organizations can't be bothered to man the front lines of environmental protest. Jello Biafra bigbothercancer share on social
This is my home. Home is where the disease is. As long as I stay in America, I'll never run out of subjects for songs. Jello Biafra americadiseasehome Change image and share on social
Punk was originally about creating new, important, energetic music that would hopefully threaten the status quo and the stupidity of the 1970s. Jello Biafra 1970screateenergetic Change image and share on social
All of these reissues were not authorized by me, I do not endorse them, the live album was put out without my permission, and I've not seen a dime at this point, either. Jello Biafra albumauthorizedime Change image and share on social
You have to be down here in the States to realize just how tightly controlled the corporate media is and how much they practise Soviet-style censorship through creative omission. Jello Biafra censorshipcontrolcorporate Change image and share on social
So basically the understanding on these so-called reissues is that they were done behind my back, without my permission, and the band informed me that I would no longer be paid on them at all. Jello Biafra backbandbasically Change image and share on social
I think one of the most important things punk brought back was the whole concept of staying independent and doing things yourself. It made music a lot less boring in any category you can name. Jello Biafra backborebring Change image and share on social
They've gone to great length to disguise the fact that I'm not in the band, even sending out a photo to promoters with my picture in it which then winds up in some of the ads on the flyers. Jello Biafra banddisguisefact Change image and share on social
Then as I got older, I always gravitated towards the hard stuff, Born To Be Wild, then Black Sabbath. Jello Biafra bearblackgravitate Change image and share on social
For every prohibition you create, you also create an underground. Jello Biafra createprohibitionunderground Change image and share on social