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Jello on the Media (about 8MB / lenght:70 mins)
Jello and others on Napster

I don't want to see San Francisco's spirit muzzled in the name of law and order and tourist dollars.
I will ban automobiles, legalize squatting in unoccupied buildings, auction off all high city government positions, clean up market street by requiring downtown businessmen to wear clown suits and tear down Pier 39.

Police officers should be required to run for election. The neighborhoods they patrol would vote yes or no confidence.

I will ease tension in the city by erecting statues of Dan White throughout town. The Parks Department will sell eggs, stones and tomatoes to throw at them.
Mayorial Campaign Statement (Biafra finished fourth with 3% of the vote)

San Francisco Bay Guardian: What's the significance of cloning a sheep? On a metaphorical level, does it bode ill for the future?
Jello Biafra: I don't see why people are so upset about cloning sheep. American television networks have been doing that to their audiences for years. I'm hoping that the cloning apparatus will be taken away from scientists and corporations and handed over to the darker side of the art world. Imagine the gene splicing that could be done by Survival Research Labs. And anything a sheep farmer could do with cloning, Gwar could do far better. I also think it might be the next step for rebellious teenagers. Maybe the way to shock Mom with her tummy tuck and breast implants and Dad with his pectoral implants is to sneak down to the doctor and have devil horns implanted in your head. Maybe a long Clockwork Orange nose, too. Now that even Republican secretaries have piercings, it's the next step. After that comes creative gene splicing. Imagine people getting inspired by old movies and deciding to graft Rosie Grier's head onto their own shoulders.

The Dead Kennedys in concert
"Our attitude on home taping is on the In God We Trust, Inc. cassette: 'Home taping is killing big entertainment industry profits; we left side two blank so you can help.'"
"Straight politics is for people with no sense of humor. People rely on artists for the truth far more than they rely on politicians. Taking journalism into account as an art here. If I was ever to enter politics again it would be for the same reason I ran for mayor in San Francisco, namely an act of sabotage. I've always tried to use my life and my art as a prank as much as possible."

"I definitely think the farty old left is as much an enemy as the conservatives in power, as far as turning people off to activism and change. Resistance should be fun. Resistance isn't some pain in the ass; it's great fun. It's not just good for the soul, and uplifting spiritually; it can also be a great kick in the ass.
"Remember how much fun you had shooting spitwads at the teacher in seventh grade? Imagine applying that kind of attitude to actually fucking with Mitsubishi!"