Jello Biafra: Good Saint Material

What makes this man GOOD SAINT MATERIAL?

1. He sticks by his principles no matter what's going on.

2. He leads by example.

3. He doesn't seem to tie himself up in knots about what the competition is up to.

4. Hard as he tries, he can't seem to get fame to go to his head. That's good, saintly behavior, there.

5. There appears to have been at least one clear attempt to martyr him.

5. He's spent his entire adult life belching forth one inspiring hymn after another DEDICATED TO THE CAUSES WE HOLD DEAR. Like this one:

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"Enchanted Thoughtfist"

I am a product of the television age

Zoom in on what's important

Get the point right away

A modern lack of patience

Is it a virtue?

Hardly ever read books

Devour 'zines and reviews

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I say it again

We all believe what we want to believe

Don't just question authority

Question everything

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Felt I had to confess

In Ginsberg's apartment

My literary background's mostly songs and cartoons

He said 'Oh, that's just fine'

I sort of felt relieved

But when I hurl my word bombs

How much should be believed?

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I say it again

We all believe what we want to believe

Don't just question authority

Don't forget to question me!

Oh yeah, that's right

Take flight with insight

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The pressure of being taken seriously

Breathing down on me

To keep up with my extremes

And keep on planting seeds

Joyous sabotage

So far so good

Now where do we go from here?

It always feels weird

When people come up to me

And say I changed their lives

I say 'Now it's your turn to start a fire!

'Start your own fire

Break the world fire (? )

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I need hardly point out that the lyrics to Jello's tender ballad contain EVERYTHING YOU COULD WANT in a Discordian hymn. Guy even challenges the listener to question what he's saying. This is the real deal.