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“My goal has not ever been to change minds.
My goal is to open minds.

So when people see my film or come to a show,
I want them to say: “Well, that’s a different way of looking at things,
and I’m maybe going to find out more.

I also want people to feel inspired,
so I try to make art that is uplifting.”

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“After 9/11,
when we were in our moment of greatest sadness as a nation,
when we were mourning those deaths,
and all of us were in pain,
this small group of neoconservatives used our pain
in order to set their agenda on its course.”

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“I try to make the music be danceable,
because I find that that’s the best way to include people.

If you’re making music that has a rhythm
that people want to bounce their heads to,
they find themselves doing it reflexively.

But I also try to make the music be intimate.
And so at times, the music gets quiet, and you really hear the voice.

And I think that’s really the trick
at whatever your setting is as an artist or as an entertainer
is to establish intimacy.”

Transcribed by Jeff Fenske