Author: Jello Biafra

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Punk was originally about creating new, important, energetic music that would hopefully threaten the status quo and the stupidity of the 1970s.

Punk was originally about creating new, important, energetic music that would hopefully threaten the status quo and the stupidity of the 1970s.

- Jello Biafra

You can spend the money on new housing for poor people and the homeless, or you can spend it on a football stadium or a golf course.

You can spend the money on new housing for poor people and the homeless, or you can spend it on a football stadium or a golf course.

- Jello Biafra

That's the way both they and I travel sometimes. Pick road at random, and when it's time to pull over, you pull over and hope you can find a place to crash.

That's the way both they and I travel sometimes. Pick road at random, and when it's time to pull over, you pull over and hope you can find a place to crash.

- Jello Biafra

I'm totally down with insurrection in the street. I've had a great time with that over the years. Insurrection in the voting booth is the other part of the equation.

I'm totally down with insurrection in the street. I've had a great time with that over the years. Insurrection in the voting booth is the other part of the equation.

- Jello Biafra

When there's people on the other side of the room trying to wipe out your life and things are stacked against you, you can get nervous.

When there's people on the other side of the room trying to wipe out your life and things are stacked against you, you can get nervous.

- Jello Biafra

I didn't really start writing music or lyrics or turning them into songs until I went to San Francisco.

I didn't really start writing music or lyrics or turning them into songs until I went to San Francisco.

- Jello Biafra

There's sort of an open offer to work with a guy in Los Angeles who does big band and orchestra arrangements who was at least an acquaintance to Les Baxter before he passed away.

There's sort of an open offer to work with a guy in Los Angeles who does big band and orchestra arrangements who was at least an acquaintance to Les Baxter before he passed away.

- Jello Biafra

I've never been a big fan of subtle art. I like art that gets deep into my head and starts my brain spinning with new ideas and inspiration and my whole body is full of energy.

I've never been a big fan of subtle art. I like art that gets deep into my head and starts my brain spinning with new ideas and inspiration and my whole body is full of energy.

- Jello Biafra

We didn't have money to put out everything we wanted to put out.

We didn't have money to put out everything we wanted to put out.

- Jello Biafra

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