“When you accept the way things are, there's really no other way to operate than the way you've been conditioned to. You live in America: you're free to vote, you go vote, and you continue to see the problems of being a nationalistic society. You don't really know what to do because you're conditioned to feel that's just the way things are.”

American singer, songwriter, and musician, born 1971

Ed Kowalczyk is an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the lead singer of the rock band Live. He was born in 1971 and remains closely identified with the band’s sound and public presence. After leaving Live in 2009, he began a solo career and released his first album, Alive, in 2010. He returned to Live in December 2016 and is now the band’s only official member. His work has centered on rock performance and songwriting, both with the band and on his own.