This is post-me exploring this part of my life and recognizing that not only is there a contradiction in the locus of control in my own identity, fighting for acceptance, but also the contradiction of me having to work 1 hour for myself and 7 hours for somebody else every fucking day, and how these don't mesh.

What I always see is the people that are DIYing—doing it on their own—they really have nothing to lose. So, is it easier to stand on your morals before you're captured by the system that you are there to rail against? 

At the end of the day do I think streaming is the future of music? No, but at least this is some terrain that can be fought over, especially the Spotify thing. I think it's pretty inexcusable to put your art—something you crafted and care about—on this platform which is gonna get invested in AI military tech, just for them to give you jack shit, it makes no sense.

The next Bach is probably in the Congo mining cobalt, so what are you doing? Joining an organization, or spreading a ballot initiative at a show? I think that those things are just the bare minimum that artists need to do on top of whatever they'd like to do personally to express whatever they see in the world.

I'm doing this all to have more time to do art, not because I think my art is gonna save the world.

I think we all need more time in our lives that isn’t spent working, healing, toiling, struggling…