“Mike Watt and I had the same teacher. Mr. Tanaka.”
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We asserted ourselves as a music community, and showed legislators that music is positive. Especially if you've sold 300 million records worldwide and pay taxes.
But whenever history is in the making, there's some kind of intangible feeling.
There is no education system in the world - none at all - that's better than its average teacher.
We're understanding what Obama is. He is the great teacher. He is this guy that stands above everybody. There's some condescension in it, but he stands above everybody and says, 'Now, listen. You people have to stop blaming each other unreasonably. You have to get along here and I am going to show you the way.' It is a pretty brave role in many ways.