“We’ve drifted now way too far away from meaning. And let’s face it, we’re not the most intellectually rigorous society in the world — at least, we’re not where we want to be. Too many people just spend too much time watching the Real Housewives of [fill in the blank], and our brains are getting a smidge mushy on account of it. So I think it’s time for artists to come out and just tell us what’s on their minds. Challenge us for Pete’s sake! We can take it.”