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I've never written a political song. Songs can't save the world. I've gone through all that.

I didn't have a lot of overtly political songs. I think it was more the actions of the group that were threatening to the authorities, and also our political philosophies apart from the music.

They lyrical content has grown more introspective and less abstract. I don't know if that's good or bad... Sometimes it feels a little raw to be putting so much of myself out there.

I'm lyrically driven, I'm not musically driven.

I'd love to say that I could write political songs, but I don't feel clued-up enough.

A lot of the lyrical ideas do have a lot of meaning in a way, although it is somewhat abstracted.

I don't set out to write a political song. I am not one of those that feels compelled to write about what's going on.

As society changes, as politics change, as people change, certain songs still seem to resonate.

To me, a political song is also a personal song. Most political activism has been driven by empathy for other people and the desire for a world that's less divisive. Even if songs aren't overtly political, they can make a listener more empathetic.