He believes metal and rock are currently alive and respected among his generation, specifically noticing a trend toward authentic live musical performance.

“I think people are kind of getting sick and tired of like the, you know, just like the track and stuff where it's just like they want to see a live performance, which is which is pretty cool. Which is pretty cool that that's making a comeback where it's like you're playing an instrument live on stag”

Rock music was an essential American art form whose decline reflects a lack of cultural vitality and the loss of the ability to engage in risk-taking and experimentation.

“Now, our current decade, as we talked about, is arguably the first in 70 years that doesn't have its own unique rock sound, which is not a good thing, I would quite emphatically argue. It's yet another symptom of an exhausted, decadent culture with no new ideas and basically nothing left to say.”

George Clinton characterizes the Red Hot Chili Peppers as the best band in the world and notes they demonstrated exceptional energy from the start of their career.

“hey y'all give it up to the baddest band in the world y'all the red hot chili peppers”