“I really happy to be of some use and relevant at this stage of my life....It's sad and crazy that all the topics that I write about” – explains Dave Dictor. In 2025, it seems like nothing has really changed for the 69-year old punk-rock veteran. Being one of the most active figures on the American hardcore scene, Dictor has always covered environmental and social problems with his lyrics describing planet destruction, inequality of wealth, personal liberation.