American - Musician | April 1, 1971 -
Many people feel that unions aren't militant enough for them and don't do anything.
Boots Riley
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People want something that's relevant to their lives. They want something that means something to them, and they want something where it seems like people have thought about what they're saying.
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The United States is going to keep on with its imperialist ways.
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I think voting is the lowest form of political action that you can do. A lot of times, it keeps people from doing stronger things.
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We're told, 'If you want to change the world, vote.' And really, if you want to change the world, there's a lot more things that you can do.
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People want things that address their everyday reality, and that goes for stuff that isn't political - with singer-songwriter music, people want things that touch them.
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I think I'm a little superstitious.
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I was born in Chicago. I moved to Detroit until I was six and moved to Oakland at that point. And then we had a couple years in Stockton and Pasadena. And by the time I was 13, I was back in Oakland.
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I was in an organization called Progressive Labor Party and International Committee Against Racism. And I was - I started out helping to organize a farm workers' union in Central California.
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I used to be mad, at first, that I couldn't sound like Ice Cube. And I think that was probably one of the best things for me.
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I try to find creative ways to put ideas out to make the ground fertile for organizers.
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I think it's important for us not just to edit the culture that capitalism creates but to create the material basis for a culture that we want.
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