'Every decade has their own soundtrack to what’s going on.' machinegunkelly talks about the need for art that 'counts' at the TIME100Next Gala:
He emphasized the need for art that “counts,” rather than escapist entertainment, and he believes that artistic expression, from music to comedy, is too censored. “The world’s angry, and, in the 90s, they had their soundtrack to it. Same with in the 60s,” Kelly says. “Every decade has their own soundtrack to what’s going on.
”The musician also commented on other social issues, bringing up the unstable economy and saying he comes from the lower and middle classes who are always “fighting to know if tomorrow is going to exist for them.”However, when asked whether he plans to vote in the upcoming midterm elections, he said, “I have anarchy tattooed on my stomach. I’m not a political person.”