White people don't seem to have many Elders. They do have a lot of oldsters. John Trudell elderlotoldster Change image and share on social
In a personal context, I'm not in the ground, and I'm not in an institution. So I guess I'm doing pretty good. John Trudell contextgoodgrind Change image and share on social
I was going mad. One day, I just started writing, and it was like therapy because I was in a position where I couldn't rage. I never expected to be a writer; it's a different world than I ever expected to be in. John Trudell dayexpectmad share on social
I consider the electric guitar to be like a drum with strings. It became the drum of the Baby Boom generation. And the drum has always been the center of the tribe, a new electronic tribe. John Trudell babyboomcenter Change image and share on social
I have experienced within my own lifetime the attack of my winter camp and the killing of the women and children. It left me even angrier than I was - and I was never too calm to begin with. John Trudell angryattackbegin Change image and share on social
My influences in this world have always been Crazy Horse and Malcolm X, my overall influences. But I was influenced by rock n' roll, blues, and country music. I was influenced by singers. John Trudell bluecountrycrazy Change image and share on social
Whatever their reasons, Hollywood, or the entertainment industry, is saying something about Indians. I don't see the rest of the media knocking down any doors to do that. John Trudell doorentertainmenthollywood Change image and share on social
I wasn't interested in having to live with a camera - I have a hard enough time getting along with myself. I don't need cameras around and all that action. John Trudell actioncamerahard Change image and share on social
Every song I've ever written always starts with the words because I want the music to be the musical extension of the feelings of the words, and not the words being the emotional extension of the feeling of the music. John Trudell emotionalextensionfeeling share on social
You go back and you read your Constitution. You read your Declaration of Independence. And you will see that the only people who could decide these freedoms were white males who owned property, and all the rest of us were excluded. John Trudell backconstitutiondecide share on social
