“I claimed identity as Jewish musicians for political reasons, because ...” — Marc Ribot Quote

“I claimed identity as Jewish musicians for political reasons, because most of us were touring in Germany and, at this time, twelve years ago, there was a strong resurgence of Nazism in the places we were touring and part of that was on the music scene.”

“I hate nostalgia, I want nothing to do with it.”

“Influence, people think about it as someone you like but influence is also what you're revolted by. In fact, often it's what you're running away from.”

“My father, Larry McKelvey, he was the man in Moncks Corner. He ran illegal nightclubs where everyone went, ran around in red leather pants, claimed he partied with Rick James. If you needed anything in Moncks Corner, you saw Larry McKelvey.”

“I never claimed to be a great photographer.”

“The Americans have claimed they want to completely stop Iran's oil exports. They don't understand the meaning of this statement, because it has no meaning for Iranian oil not to be exported, while the region's oil is exported.”