Jello Biafra

You have to be down here in the States to realize just how tightly controlled the corporate media is and how much they practise Soviet-style censorship through creative omission. ↗

— Jello Biafra

#controlled #corporate #creative #down #here

All of these reissues were not authorized by me, I do not endorse them, the live album was put out without my permission, and I've not seen a dime at this point, either. ↗

— Jello Biafra

#authorized #dime #either #endorse #i

I think that what's perceived as punk out in shopping malls or in chain stores or on MTV has almost nothing to do with what punk is about. ↗

— Jello Biafra

#almost #chain #i #i think #malls

So basically the understanding on these so-called reissues is that they were done behind my back, without my permission, and the band informed me that I would no longer be paid on them at all. ↗

— Jello Biafra

#band #basically #behind #done #i

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

#get #life #nervous #other #out

Don't hate the media, become the media. ↗

— Jello Biafra

#hate #media

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

— Jello Biafra

#i #into #lyrics #music #really

I got involved because I wanted to help inspire more people to get off their butts and register and vote - not just in this election, but in every other election from now on, you know? ↗

— Jello Biafra

#butts #election #every #get #got

I went through a big Alice Cooper phase, which was probably a major influence on my writing style later, especially after Plastic Surgery Disasters. ↗

— Jello Biafra

#alice #alice cooper #big #cooper #disasters

Let me start by saying, I'm utterly disgusted with the former members of the Dead Kennedys. ↗

— Jello Biafra

#disgusted #former #i #kennedys #me