Richard Patrick, Filter's (hybrid) driving force, is frustrated. With one man down (the Webmaster of a fan site), and an ex-band member currently on the frontline in Iraq, what's going on in the Middle East is less remote for him than for most. So, while supporting our troops, he's speaking out against the war, but feels his cries of protest on Filter's May 2008 album release Anthems For The Damned are lost on a nation that downloads everything and values little.
In 2002 General Motors ironically launched their gas-guzzling H2 to the sounds of Filter's "The Only Way (Is The Wrong Way)." In 2003, to fuel a hunger for democracy -- and oil --America invaded Iraq. With our government, economy, environment -- and music industry -- in crisis, Richard talks about how he reconciles his need to make a living with his own value system...
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