Attack the System: Interview with Paul Topete

Keith Preston interviews Paul Topete of the protest rock band Poker Face. Topics include:

• The band’s political and spiritual message of freedom;
• Poker Face’s role in promoting freedom festivals throughout the United States;
• The uniquely libertarian aspect of American culture;
• How Poker Face’s staunch anti-system stance motivated the recording industry to shun them;
• Poker Face’s efforts at getting their message across through grassroots support and online distribution of their music;
• How Poker Face has come under attack from the Anti-Defamation League and the One People’s Project;
• Paul’s long time involvement in the patriot movement and his efforts at creating an alternative political party, the Party of Anti-Zionists;
• His collaborations with Grand Funk Railroad legend Mark Farner and Toby Wright, veteran rock producer of such acts as Alice in Chains, Bob Marley, and Ozzy Osbourne;
• The message of the lyrics to their songs “It’s Not What You Say” and “Losing My Mind”.