Zack de la Rocha

“The system is not broken. It was built this way.”

“We don't need the glitter of commercialism to be validated.”

“The frontline is everywhere.”

“Yes I know my enemies. They're the teachers who taught me to fight me.”

“My hope is that we can be a component of a larger movement that can eventually create a more just and equitable society.”

“To me, the music is a vehicle to bring the message.”

“It has to start somewhere, it has to start sometime. What better place than here, what better time than now?”

“I'm interested in spreading ideas, and in writing about them. I'm not interested in being a celebrity.”

“Anger is a gift.”

“Our democracy is but a shabby curtain which hides the social suffering and the naked opulence of the rich.”

“Fear is your only god.”

“What we're talking about is a revolution. And that's a very frightening word to a lot of people.”

“Music has the power to cross borders, to inspire and to unite people.”

“Know your enemy.”

“The price of freedom is struggle.”

“For the powerful, crimes are those that others commit.”

“We have to challenge the corporate media and create our own outlets for information.”

“This is for the people of the sun. It's coming back for you.”

“If you are not an active participant in the fight for social and economic justice, then you are a part of the problem.”

“The motivation for the protest is to expose the truth about the nature of U.S. foreign policy.”