“I'm basically a starving artist.” — John Trudell Quote

“I'm basically a starving artist.”

“When one lives in a society where people can no longer rely on the institutions to tell them the truth, the truth must come from culture and art.”

“I consider the electric guitar to be like a drum with strings. It became the drum of the Baby Boom generation. And the drum has always been the center of the tribe, a new electronic tribe.”

“My father kind of had hopes that I was going to become an artist like him - the typical thing. Of course I could play guitar better than him when I was about 12. But I couldn't paint better than him. So I went, 'I'm going to be the guitarist of the house, not the painter.'”

“I want to be more than just an artist and be a people's person and do a lot of stuff for people.”

“I've got a brother who works for the Red Cross, another brother is working with the homeless in France, some who work in restaurants or as teachers and dental technicians. My twin brother Merlin is an artist.”