I think we’re operating on this myth that America was ever a capitalist state. It’s pretty ridiculous because we are equal parts capitalist and socialist and you have to be in balance with those things … There does have to be a certain degree of capitalism, and greed always ruins it. And there does have to be—we are socialists … every police officer that’s stopped a crime, every firefighter that’s saved your house, that’s socialism. So a lot of the record, I show these characters that have these personal stories because I think all those things start on a personal level. … I’m not asking anyone to buy part and parcel any ideology. I’m saying consider each other’s feelings and that’s where a lot of things will come from.
— Not only did I interview Patrick Stump, who, by the way, has a pretty good album out, it turns out that he has an entirely reasonable set of political beliefs not unlike my own. There’s also a story about Lil Wayne in there for you music nerds. Long story short: Patrick Stump, surprisingly cool bro.
